Tag Archives : allocations


Federation grants program grows

by Marla Cohen  The Jewish Federation of Rockland County will allocate nearly $100,000 in grants in the upcoming campaign year to a variety of organizations and synagogue programs. The money will support an array of community projects, varying in scope from a school startup, to home care for elderly Holocaust survivors, to synagogue outreach initiatives […]


New grant model allows Federation to fund wide variety of programs

by Marla Cohen  Holocaust survivor and education services, Israel education, youth leadership development, Jewish unity and senior programming are just a handful of needs that will be funded this coming year through a new grant program of the Jewish Federation of Rockland County based on “compelling needs.” The board of directors voted in late May […]


Federation to base future funding on “compelling needs”

Organization to create new allocations model by Marla Cohen  In a move designed to raise the profile and relevance of its giving in the eyes of the community and donors, the Jewish Federation of Rockland County will begin allocating to local organizations through a grant-based process responding to the compelling needs of the community. The […]


Rabbi Craig Scheff

Promoting a core Jewish value

Education Center provides Rockland with learning opportunities by Masada Siegel A little learning can go a long way, and the Jewish Federation Education Center of Rockland shows that to be true. Created in 1986 by the Jewish Federation of Rockland County, the Education Center, then known as the Jewish Education Resource Center, was to provide […]