FAMILY PROMISE Family Promise: a national organization, composed of more than 200 local affiliates dedicated to preventing and remedying family homelessness. Both congregations are already quite familiar with its earlier identity, Interfaith Hospitality Network. To maximize services to our neighbors, 100% of your donated funds stay with the local Roanoke affiliate.

IsraAID: IsraAid was founded in 2001 as a coalition of Israeli organizations working in disaster relief and international development, IsraAID has grown into an independent NGO and the largest humanitarian aid organization in Israel. It has worked in more than 50 countries to provide assis- tance for victims of natural disasters, address water scarcity, and provide relief to forcibly displaced refugees. IsraAID partners with local communities around the world to provide urgent aid, assist in recovery, and reduce the risk of future disasters.

Our Impact on the Roanoke Community & Beyond…

JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND (JELF): Jewish students living in the Greater Roanoke Area may turn to the RJF for help in accessing interest-free, need-based loans to supplement their financial resources and give them the opportunity to attend full-time accredited post-secondary educational programs.

These need-based loans help bridge the gap between a student’s financial resources and the cost of attending higher education (college, graduate school and vocational programs). The application is open January 3rd- April 30th for the following full academic year and August 1st-September 30th for the following spring and summer semesters.  For more information about the process, contact the RJF's JELF Loan Coordinator, Court Rosen, courtrosen@gmail.com, or go to jelf.org

CONGREGATIONAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS Supporting the Jewish education of Jewish children in the Roanoke Valley is a core RJF mission. The RJF provide substantial financial support to the religious schools at Beth Israel Synagogue and Temple Emanuel.

PJ LIBRARY sends no-cost, award-winning books that celebrate Jewish values and culture to Roanoke families with children from birth through 12 years old.

AID TO UKRAINE Seeing an urgent need to support for the Jews of the Ukraine, funds were contributed, along with the Greensboro Federation, for an immediate aid program. Despite the death of a million Ukrainian Jews in the Holocaust, there remains a sizable Jewish community that needs our support.