Where Your Money Goes

JUF funds are distributed to more than 70 agencies and programs that work directly with the people who most need assistance, at every stage of life.

Here's how our current allocations break down:

29%

Local Human Needs

Serving those who are economically disadvantaged, people with disabilities, at-risk children, seniors and others with special needs:

44%

Israel & Overseas Needs & Jewish Peoplehood

Helping Jews in Israel and 70 other countries around the world:

20%

Jewish Education

Supporting the best in formal and informal Jewish education:

7%

Outreach, Advocacy & Israel Connections

Building Jewish identity, community and connections to Israel:

Spotlight on our local affiliates and beneficiaries:

Jewish Child & Family Services (JCFS)

To enhance the quality of life for Jewish families and individuals at all stages of life, JCFS provides a variety of services including caregiving programs ranging from residential treatment and foster care for adolescents and children to childcare and respite services for children with special needs and their families. Some 27,000 people annually benefit from JCFS services. http://www.jfcschicago.org/

Jewish Community Center of Chicago (JCC)

For more than 100 years, JCC's life-enriching programs and services—including multi-use community centers, early childhood development centers, and day and overnight camps—have been supporting and strengthening the Jewish community. Today, the agency serves 9,000 families each year. http://www.gojcc.org/

CJE SeniorLife

CJE's commitment to Jewish communal values and to the dignity of older people is at the core of the agency's work. CJE provides a variety of assisted living options, counseling, care management, independent housing assistance, home delivered meals, transportation, health and wellness programs and other services to nearly 19,000 people annually. http://cje.net/

Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)

JVS offers a comprehensive selection of non-sectarian employment and training services for a diverse population, including executives and middle managers, entrepreneurs, women returning to the workforce, young professionals, students and refugees. Annually, JVS helps more than10,000 jobseekers find work. http://www.jvschicago.org/

The Hillels of Illinois

Hillel sponsors a wide variety of campus events and offers a pluralistic, welcoming environment that encourages Jewish students as they balance being distinctively Jewish and universally human. For thousands of college and graduate students on campuses throughout Illinois, Hillel is a Jewish home away from home. http://www.juf.org/college/hillel.aspx

Sinai Health System

Developed in 1916 to care for patients and train physicians who were turned away from other facilities, today, the Sinai Health System provides a full continuum of care throughout the Chicago area. Guided by the belief that health care is a right not a privilege, Sinai serves more than 180,000 people each year regardless of their ability to pay. http://www.sinai.org/

Community Foundation for Jewish Education (CFJE)

With formal and informal Jewish educational programs, CFJE broadens educational opportunities for Jews of all ages and brings high quality Jewish education to area synagogues and institutions. CFJE serves 12,000 students at affiliated schools throughout the metropolitan area. http://www.cfje.org/

Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago (ATT)

ATT provides curriculum assistance, teacher development training and standards reviews. Throughout the year, 4,000 students receive a Jewish education at ATT day schools and Hebrew schools throughout the Chicago area. http://www.att.org/

Spertus: A Center for Jewish Culture & Learning

Spertus is dedicated to preserving the Jewish legacy of the past and utilizing its wisdom to shape the future. The institute offers a wide range of public programs, degree and continuing education courses and museum exhibits. http://www.spertus.edu/

Hebrew Theological College (HTC)

Founded in 1919 to prepare candidates for the rabbinate, HTC's program is one of the oldest and most respected in the country. HTC has ordained hundreds of students who have gone on to serve as rabbis, chaplains and educators in the United States, Canada and Israel. http://www.htc.edu/

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