Financial Assistance Resources
- JCFS
Chicago
- Financial Assistance
Are you or someone you know experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic? If assistance is needed with a rent payment, utility bill, or other financial need, JCFS Chicago has emergency funds available and is here to help. Call 855.275.5237.
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Getting through college is hard work…working to find money to stay in school shouldn’t be as difficult. Access
scholarships from JUF for your undergraduate or graduate degree, as well
as professional development and continued education opportunities and more
resources to help you meet your financial needs at the link below.
- Website: https://www.jcfs.org/jvs/find-your-future/financial-assistance-scholarship-opportunities
- Scholarship Resources: https://www.jcfs.org/jvsscholarships
- Getting through college is hard work…working to find money to stay in school shouldn’t be as difficult. Access
scholarships from JUF for your undergraduate or graduate degree, as well
as professional development and continued education opportunities and more
resources to help you meet your financial needs at the link below.
- Financial Assistance
- The ARK
- The ARK helps Chicagoland Jews, who are facing adversity, navigate toward self-reliance. ARK professionals, volunteers, and donors provide free, comprehensive services within a framework of Jewish values and laws. The Ark is a safety net for all Jewish Chicagoans who are struggling to make ends meet.
- Website: https://arkchicago.org/get-help/
- Phone: 773.973.1000
- The ARK helps Chicagoland Jews, who are facing adversity, navigate toward self-reliance. ARK professionals, volunteers, and donors provide free, comprehensive services within a framework of Jewish values and laws. The Ark is a safety net for all Jewish Chicagoans who are struggling to make ends meet.
- EZRA
- EZRA works to prevent homelessness, relieve hunger, reduce isolation, and ease other barriers to self-sufficiency. In addition, EZRA offers social activities and holiday celebrations to ensure that Jews who live in poverty remain actively connected to their heritage. EZRA is funded through the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and is administered by JCC Chicago. EZRA provides assistance to Jews and non-Jews.
- Website: https://www.juf.org/ezra/
- EZRA Resources and Programs: https://www.juf.org/ezra/Programs.aspx
- EZRA works to prevent homelessness, relieve hunger, reduce isolation, and ease other barriers to self-sufficiency. In addition, EZRA offers social activities and holiday celebrations to ensure that Jews who live in poverty remain actively connected to their heritage. EZRA is funded through the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and is administered by JCC Chicago. EZRA provides assistance to Jews and non-Jews.
