2020
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17%
Greater MetroWest invests in several services as shown below. • 13 local partner agencies and several internal Federation departments provide human services as at least part of their work; in addition, Federation initiatives provide financial support for families seeking to send children to Jewish day schools and camps
https://www.jfedgmw.org/about-us-2/2020-greater-metrowest-nj-jewish-community-study/ || https://www.jewishdatabank.org/content/upload/bjdb/457/C-NJ-Metrowest-1998-Update2012SlideSet1.pdf
$3,148,340; 17%*
• Fifteen percent of GMW Jewish households changed their Jewish life in some way due to financial constraints. A significantly greater proportion of struggling Jewish households (32%) made changes to their Jewish life due to financial constraints, with 19% reducing their donations to Jewish causes. Among struggling Jewish households that were synagogue members, 9% needed financial assistance to maintain their synagogue memberships. Very few Jewish households suspended their synagogue memberships include 155,000 individuals, of whom 122,300 are Jewish. • Financially struggling Jewish households were hit hardest by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of employment.
• There are several services that lack adequate funding sources (e.g., services for Holocaust survivors, kosher meals on wheels, mental health counseling and emergency safety net services). In addition, potential cuts in government funding (e.g., for Medicaid and other critical services) are of great concern because of the devastating impact such cuts would have on community members and local partner agencies.
