For a glimpse of what we accomplished this year, take a look at our annual report.
Membership increased from 709 to 809 members
Stocked 16 Kids Community Closets (increased by 1) serving 10,591 children
Established 2 Weekend Pantries for homeless children (increased by 1)
Served 18 dinners at the Lewis Center, a transitional homeless shelter
Keynote Singers continue to sing once a month at Morse Life
Reader’s Theatre for 4th graders at Roosevelt Elementary School
Cooked and served dinner at Quantum House for families of chronically or critically ill children
Tutored elementary school students while also teaching good citizenship, teamwork, sharing, patience, kindness at Freedom Shores Elementary School through Caridad
Collected, packed and shipped 93 boxes of snacks and personal care items oversees to Support our Troops
Registered voters (in coalition with League of Women Voters) before the mid-term elections
Generated and signed petitions to pass Amendment 4 (it passed!)
Hosted a seminar on gun safety
Distributed and signed petitions to ban assault weapons
Advocated and educated on human trafficking and placed posters at 7 bus shelters
Supplied household goods and personal care products to 120 Vita Nova youth aging out of Foster Care
Hosted a Card Party
Hosted a Canasta Tournament
Hosted a Cabaret Night at Villaggio
Hosted a Secret Cinema at the Movies at Delray
Hosted a Women’s Seder at Villaggio
Hosted a Literary Luncheon with author Talia Carner
Hosted our signature fundraising event- Women in Power with Diane Gilman
Awarded a scholarship from the Alk Scholarship Fund to a nursing student
Presented a Future Leader Award scholarship to a student who has shown exemplary community service volunteerism
NCJW is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action.
Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.
