Los Angeles

Study Year

2021

Jews making sub $50k

12%

Jewish 🏠 struggling 💰

19%

Los Angeles invests in several services as shown below. 1. Beit T’Shvuah 2. Bet Tzedek Legal Services 3. Chabad Treatment Center 4. Chai Lifeline West Coast 5. Chai Village LA 6. ETTA 7. Friendship Circle 8. Jewish Big Brothers Big Sister of Los Angeles 9. Jewish Family Service of LA 10. Jewish Free Loan Association 11. Jewish Los Angeles Special Needs Trust 12. JQ International 13. JVS SoCal 14. Karsh Family Social Service Center 15. LA Jewish Health 16. Maple Counseling 17. Miracle Project 18. National Council for Jewish Women Los Angeles (NCJW|LA) 19. Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles 20. Pico Union Project 21. Sharsheret 22. Shalom Institute: Camp and Conference Center (Shemesh Farms) 23. Touch of Kindness 24. Wisdom Circle

jewishfoundationla.org || partners4childrensla.org https://www.jewishfoundationla.org/who-will-partner-with-you/ https://www.norc.org/content/dam/norc-org/pdf2024/8978_Study-of-Jewish-LA_Wellbeing-Report_FINAL.pdf https://www.jewishla.org/rebuilding-los-angeles-together/ https://www.jewishfoundationla.org/grant-org/jewish-federation-of-greater-los-angeles/

Fed $$ to Human Services

~$3,000,000

•15% of Jewish households report that their financial situation has worsened since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, further exacerbating economic hardships. • Indicator of financial insecurity is the inability to pay an unexpected $400 emergency expense with cash, money currently in a bank account, or on a credit card that can be paid in full. 5% of all Jewish households reported they could not cover that emergency expense. • One-in-five Jewish adults in LA stated that the expenses of Jewish life limited their Jewish involvement. • Among the Minimally Involved Jewish engagement group, only 10% considered Jewish life too expensive, suggesting that their lack of involvement was due to reasons other than finances.

• Housing Assistance