Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey

Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey JWF-NJ transforms the lives of women & girls through collective grantmaking to local non-profits.

Do you run a program that supports women and/or girls in New Jersey? Would a $25,000 grant help you with an urgent need?...
12/17/2025

Do you run a program that supports women and/or girls in New Jersey? Would a $25,000 grant help you with an urgent need? Apply for a grant from the Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey! Grant guidelines and instructions to submit your Letter of Intent can be found on our website. Submissions due January 22, 2026.

https://jwfnj.org/apply-for-a-grant/

12/17/2025

Congratulations to the 2025-26 Impact Grant recipients! Each organization will receive a $5,000 grant for a project to benefit and empower women and girls in New Jersey. Please visit our Instagram page over the next few months as we highlight each of the projects and the grantee organizations.

- DASACC: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Warren County
- Roots & Wings
- Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation
- Essentially Yours from the Heart
- The BLOC Foundation

We have waited two long years for your return. Praying for healing of body and spirit as you are enveloped by the love o...
10/13/2025

We have waited two long years for your return. Praying for healing of body and spirit as you are enveloped by the love of your family and friends.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the purple ribbon is the symbol of support for survivors. JWF-NJ Grant...
09/30/2025

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the purple ribbon is the symbol of support for survivors. JWF-NJ Grants Co-chairs and Director were proud to present a check for $25,000 to the leadership of the Essex County Family Justice Center (FJC) in support of a program offering case management services with a special focus on strangulation survivors. As the sign on the door reads, FJC professionals offer "Safety, Support, Dignity, and Hope" to women at risk.

We are partnering with five exceptional, local non-profits in 2025-26 with grants of $25K each.In the "Children's Repres...
09/17/2025

We are partnering with five exceptional, local non-profits in 2025-26 with grants of $25K each.

In the "Children's Representation Program," Volunteer Lawyers for Justice will train pro bono attorneys to work with female caregivers in order to maximize the legal rights and status of their children. We are grateful to the volunteer lawyers who make this important work possible!

We are partnering with five exceptional, local non-profits in 2025-26 with grants of $25K each.JVS of MetroWest will be ...
09/03/2025

We are partnering with five exceptional, local non-profits in 2025-26 with grants of $25K each.

JVS of MetroWest will be piloting an intensive ESL and Certified Home Health Aide training for 15 women. Over the course of 7 weeks, the participants will learn the skills they need to communicate effectively with vulnerable individuals and care for them with sensitivity, while also boosting their employment opportunities.

Photo credit: Kate Albright Photography

Spotlight on Large Grants for Fiscal Year 2026: Preeclampsia is a dangerous complication of pregnancy. University Hospit...
08/14/2025

Spotlight on Large Grants for Fiscal Year 2026: Preeclampsia is a dangerous complication of pregnancy. University Hospital in Newark will receive $25,000 to provide blood pressure cuffs and education to hypertensive pregnant women for daily monitoring at home. Early management is key to saving the lives of mothers and their babies!

JWF-NJ has just awarded $125K to local nonprofits. Check back each week to learn about them!A Court Appointed Special Ad...
08/04/2025

JWF-NJ has just awarded $125K to local nonprofits. Check back each week to learn about them!

A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a volunteer who represents a foster child in the court system. With a $25K grant from JWF-NJ, the advocates affiliated with CASA of Essex County will receive specialized training to benefit teen girls. Topics will include: trafficking, trauma, reproductive health, and more.

Now celebrating its 40th year, CASA Essex protects children and helps them thrive!

Sharing an important message from Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and the Jewish Community Foundation.
06/18/2025

Sharing an important message from Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and the Jewish Community Foundation.

Recently, Trustees met to vote on our five Large Grant recipients ($25K each). In the upcoming fiscal year, JWF-NJ grant...
06/11/2025

Recently, Trustees met to vote on our five Large Grant recipients ($25K each). In the upcoming fiscal year, JWF-NJ grants will benefit tween girls in foster care, domestic violence survivors seeking restraining orders, immigrant women training as Home Health Aides, pregnant women with hypertension, and moms obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for their children. Check back each week to learn more!

It is Yom HaZikaron in Israel -- a Memorial Day dedicated to fallen soldiers. פורום דבורה Forum Dvorah has created a web...
04/29/2025

It is Yom HaZikaron in Israel -- a Memorial Day dedicated to fallen soldiers. פורום דבורה Forum Dvorah has created a website to honor female soldiers who lost their lives on October 7th and in the ensuing months. Below is the story of a heroine, Mor Shakuri, who sought to protect the city of Sderot. May her memory be blessed. https://www.womenwarriors.co.il/en/heroines/advanced-staff-sergeant-major-mor-shakuri/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ-HKNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEwY1MwVHVKb1YwczVORmpmAR5p5_smmp8YBtyNjJ_VGcSK4M8HbSFnyUR6CgeW7HpCWKCIONtbrOyiLnyVHA_aem_vI2qOFxT9cOv6kBWN-RqYw

Magda Schaler-Haynes, Professor at Columbia University and a JWF Trustee, addressed a gathering of 36 women on the topic...
03/31/2025

Magda Schaler-Haynes, Professor at Columbia University and a JWF Trustee, addressed a gathering of 36 women on the topic "Antisemitism on Campus," last Friday afternoon. We are grateful to Magda for sharing her insights, and to Jane Kessler and Lauren Kaplan, Education & Enrichment Co-chairs, for the planning and ex*****on of the event.

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