Advocacy Alerts
Below is a list of advocacy alerts that are of particular interest to JFCS.
- New Jersey proposes new rule that would require charities that solicit for more than one named program to inform donors that they can earmark their contributions to fund a specific program.
- Wasserman Schultz Introduces Resolution Supporting Holocaust Survivors
Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is the voice of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey on issues of public policy, social advocacy, and community outreach. JCRC fosters constructive relationships within the Jewish community and among people of all faiths and cultures regarding Jewish- and Israel-oriented issues.
JCRC Advocacy Alerts:
Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies (AJFCA)
The Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies (AJFCA) is the membership organization of over 130 Jewish Family and Children's Agencies and specialized human service agencies throughout the United States and Canada. AJFCA is a vital force in Jewish life; providing social and human services to the most vulnerable in our community. AJFCA helps Jews in need here at home.
You can make a difference for the Jewish Community through advocacy. Seniors need medicine. Disabled need care. Refugees need help finding jobs. When critical issues are debated in Washington, your voice counts. Keep our nation's decision makers focused on our issues. Call, email, fax, write to your Members of Congress and tell them about issues of importance to the Jewish community. Click here to locate your Member of Congress. Click here to contact President Barack Obama.
- Holocaust Survivors Resolution, H. CON. RES. 323, and Sample Letter to Legislative Representative Regarding Holocaust Survivors
Below are the current issues of interest to be the central focus of the AJFCA 2010 Advocacy Mission. For further information, please contact Amy Rosen, AJFCA's Washington Representative by phone at 202-736-5872 or by email at amy.rosen@jewishfederations.org.
Phone: 856-424-1333 / Fax: 856-424-7384 / Email: info@jfedsnj.org