Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas (JFGD) provides consistent support to Israel through the Annual Community Campaign and coordinates through Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) with our primary partners such as The Jewish Agency for Israel, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), and World ORT to respond immediately to emergencies like this. However, those baseline resources do not meet the overwhelming need of this unprecedented and immediate crisis. Our Israel Emergency Campaign is tasked with collecting and distributing additional resources for this critical moment. JFGD is absorbing any administrative costs to ensure that every dollar raised goes directly to support the most critical current and long-term needs of those negatively impacted by the situation in Israel.

JFNA Unrestricted Israel Emergency Campaign: $2,400,000

Designated Allocations: $1,950,000

• Bomb Shelter Refurbishment in Partnership Region: $30,000
• JAFI – Communities 2Gether Dallas Partnership with Zikim: $750,000
• Summer 1: JAFI with FJC & URJ Greene Family Camp – Campers Together: $25,000
• Summer 2: JAFI with FJC & URJ Greene Family Camp – Campers Together: $25,000
• JDC – Lifesaving First Aid Supplies for Economically Disadvantaged Municipalities:” $20,000
• JFNA – Jewish Agency Shelters (Prioritizing Shelters in our Partnership Region – The Western Galilee): $300,000
• JFNA – Mental Health in the Community: $300,000
• JFNA – Restoring Agriculture in the Western Negev: $300,000
• United Hatzalah – Mobile ICU Ambulance: $225,000

BASIC NEEDS

• Food and financial assistance for impacted families, the elderly, and the homebound.

EVACUATION, HOUSING, RESPITE, AND SUPPORT FOR FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES

• Including support for communities under fire and for new olim living in absorption centers through evacuations, temporary housing, respite trips, children’s activities, and increased security.

FUNDS FOR VICTIMS OF TERROR

• The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Funds for Victims of Terror is a key part of our
  standing emergency response capacity that provides immediate cash grants to families and individuals who have been impacted by acts of terror and violence, for post-trauma care, etc.

TRAUMA RELIEF AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE

• Supporting wide-scale trauma relieve and psychosocial support, including the expansion of telephone hotlines
• Providing direct care to first responders, Lone Soldiers, the injured, and families whose relatives were murdered, injured, or abducted
• Training and support for caregivers and responders, including hospital emergency teams and municipal teams

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE

• Medical supplies and equipment for first responders and hospitals in close proximity to the front line.

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

• Targeted assistance to vulnerable populations and their caregivers, including the elderly, young children, people living with disabilities, and marginalized populations, such as the Ultra-Orthodox and Bedouin communities.

LOCAL EFFORTS AND VOLUNTEERS

• With Israel’s home-front mobilized, funding is needed to enhance capacity and provide operational support to evacuees, special populations, frontline communities, and those responding to the crisis.

While we provide regular support to Israel through our partners, the immediate needs of the moment far surpass the funding allocated through our Annual Community Campaign. Local programs including mental health care, emergent travel, and resources for those personally impacted create additional opportunities to support Jewish Dallas outside our normal scope of funding.

Our Israel Emergency Campaign is uniquely tasked with collecting and distributing additional resources for this critical moment. JFGD is absorbing any administrative costs to ensure that every dollar raised goes directly to support the most critical current and long-term needs on the ground in Israel.