Washington DC

Study Year

2017

Jews making sub $50k

12%

Jewish 🏠 struggling to make ends meet💰

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Washington invests in several services as shown below. 1. 4 key agencies: JSSA, Jewish Free Loan, Bchol cholim, Domestic violence. New Discretionary fund for people who have lost jobs, distributed through Rabbis

https://www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/dc-report.html

Fed $$ to Human Services

$400,000 + 1M ops + holocaust training in 2025, $100k responsive fund for workers impacted by Fed lay offs

•The majority of DC-area Jewish households are financially comfortable, with 45% describing their standard of living as being prosperous or very comfortable, and another 44% reporting they are reasonably comfortable. •Thirteen percent of Jewish households do not have enough savings to cover three months of expenses. In addition, 5% of households reported that at some point in the past year they were unable to participate in Jewish life because of financial constraints. •Economic insecurity may be a concern for some Jewish households.