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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces $500,000 In Emergency Grants To Nonprofits In Israel
Through the international and national organized Jewish community, the Weinberg Foundation will provide three grants:
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Several additional grants will be administered through active grantee organizations of the Weinberg Foundation, including:
4. - Provides programs and services for the intellectually disabled throughout Israel .
5. Strives to ensure the well-being, rehabilitation, and economic security of people with autism by providing educational, residential, and vocational services.
6. - Provides support for older adults as well as children with disabilities.
7. Initiates, develops, and implements programs for the empowerment of deaf and hard-of-hearing Israelis, including sign-language interpreters.
8. - Serves people with physical disabilities through social clubs and camps.
9. - Works to enhance the lives of residents who are disabled, ensuring they feel included and empowered in society.
10. Works to advance and improve mental health services in the Jewish community and to ensure quality of life for the mentally ill and their families.
11. Provides a variety of holistic programs including food, tutoring assistance, counseling, and health care for underserved children.
12. Works to enable children with hearing loss to acquire language, speech, and communication skills in order to best facilitate mainstreaming into the public school system.
13. - Provides emotional and psychological treatment and assistance to civilians and soldiers traumatized by terror attacks and war.
14. Prepares young Ethiopian-Israeli women for entrance into institutions of higher education and provides assistance upon completion, among other programs.
15. Works to help people with disabilities enjoy a better quality of life and integrate naturally into the community.
16. - Provides a variety of education, economic, security, and health services, including a hydrotherapy center, to various communities.
17. Strives to empower Israelis, including older adults, to become self-sufficient and engaged members of society.
Rachel Garbow Monroe , President of the Weinberg Foundation explained, "This multi-grant approach reflects two of Harry Weinberg 's core commitments – relief of human suffering and support for the Jewish community worldwide." Monroe noted this emergency response has added significance for the Foundation, "With word of every rocket launch, more than 1,000 in total, our thoughts turned to the safety of our grantees in Israel and those they serve – among many who live under constant threat of attack."
In just the past three years, the Foundation has approved or paid 192 grants in Israel with a total of $67 million having been distributed in that period. The Weinberg Foundation has a history of supporting Israel in times of crisis as well, most recently with a $5 million grant to provide humanitarian and social services in the North of Israel during the 2006 conflict with Lebanon .
"Then, and now, we are especially concerned with helping those traumatized by the missile strikes," said Donn Weinberg , Weinberg Foundation Chairman of the Board. "The aerial attacks from Gaza physically injured or killed several Israelis and also caused extreme emotional distress for many. Psychological scars remain, especially for children and the elderly. The Weinberg Foundation is proud to continue its tradition of emergency response worldwide and especially in support of the Jewish community in Israel ."