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Federation increases need-based scholarship awards for summer camp and Israel travel

June 4, 2024 – The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston is proud to announce it has increased its need-based scholarships awards this year for Jewish overnight summer camp and Israel travel, including gap-year programs. This year, the Federation awarded 198 scholarships, 187 for camp and 11 for Israel travel, totaling $123,669. This is an increase […]

Federation micro-grants support security enhancements at 18 Jewish organizations

May 14, 2024 – The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston is in the process of awarding $105,000 in security micro-grants to Jewish schools, synagogues, and organizations across greater Houston to provide facility enhancements that prioritize keeping our people and institutions safe. So far approximately $85,000 has been awarded to 18 organizations. At its May 8 […]

At These Schools, Arab and Jewish Students Share Their Feelings, With Each Other

December 31, 2023 By Talya Minsberg Talya Minsberg visited Hand in Hand schools in Jerusalem and in Haifa, speaking with dozens of teachers, students and parents. In a classroom decorated with Hebrew and Arabic letters, a group of third graders — their eyes closed, their hands placed facing up on their laps — took a […]

Federation Helps Houston Jewish Organizations Obtain Funding for Security

December 20, 2023 – The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston is working to expand security funding for area Jewish institutions, including the recent procurement of more than $1.6 million in national Nonprofit Security Grants and by directly offering additional security micro-grants from Federation funds. In 2023, 11 Houston Jewish organizations obtained grants from the national […]

Federation awards $183,000 from new Local Impact Fund

November 30, 2023 –The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston is proud to announce that it has awarded $183,000 in grants from the new Local Impact Fund to support 13 programs that respond to the community priorities determined in last year’s Hineni Houston listening journey. Grants range from $1,500 to $30,000 and eight of the programs […]

New Public Affairs Officer Begins at Federation

October 3, 2023 – The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston welcomed Erica Robinson Winsor as its second ever Public Affairs Officer in late September.    Prior to her role at the Federation, Winsor, who is a Houston native, spent 10 years as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County. She tried more than 25 misdemeanor […]

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