Field of Interest: Vulnerable Populations

2023 Cutting Edge Grant

December 1, 2023

2023, People with Disabilties, Vulnerable Populations, Cutting Edge, Friendship Circle of Los Angeles

Anti-Defamation League Los Angeles

July 7, 2023

Combatting Antisemitism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Jewish Life & Engagement, LGBTQ+, Vulnerable Populations, Broader Community, Jewish

Founded in 1913, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a leading anti-hate organization. Established in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism…

Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC)

July 7, 2023

Aging, At-Risk Youth, Basic Needs & Social Services, Emergency Response, Financial Assistance and Literacy, Food Insecurity, Homelessness and Housing, Jobs and Workforce Development, Vulnerable Populations, Broader Community

Founded in 1965, Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) improves the quality of life for 28,000 economically disadvantaged residents of…

Therapeutic Riding and Canine Institute

December 7, 2022

2022, At-Risk Youth, Economic Development, Israel, Israel, Jewish

Established in 1988, the Therapeutic Riding and Canine Institute (TRCI) is the leading center for therapeutic horse riding and dog…

Roim Rachok (Beyond the Horizon)

December 7, 2022

2022, At-Risk Youth, Economic Development, Israel, Israel, Jewish

Established in 2012 in cooperation with Ono Academic College, Roim Rachok (“Beyond the Horizon”) is an innovative program designed to…

Our Big Kitchen LA

November 17, 2022

2022, Basic Needs & Social Services, Food Insecurity, Jewish Life & Engagement, Vulnerable Populations, Young Adult Engagement, Cutting Edge, Jewish

Founded in 2020, Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles (OBKLA) operates a community-run, industrial kosher kitchen (located in the Pico-Robertson area)…

Sacred Spaces

November 17, 2022

2022, Jewish Life & Engagement, Vulnerable Populations, Cutting Edge, Jewish

Founded in 2017, Sacred Spaces builds healthy and accountable Jewish communities by partnering with Jewish institutions to prevent and respond…

Aish Tamid of Los Angeles

January 1, 2021

2021, At-Risk Youth, Basic Needs & Social Services, Financial Assistance and Literacy, Food Insecurity, Homelessness and Housing, Jewish Life & Engagement, Jobs and Workforce Development, Vulnerable Populations, Young Adult Engagement, Reimagine Grants, Jewish

Founded in 2001, Aish Tamid of Los Angeles (Aish Tamid) helps at-risk Jewish teens and young adults (predominantly Orthodox) find…

Special Needs Network

January 1, 2021

2021, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Education, K-12, People with Disabilties, Vulnerable Populations, General Community, Broader Community

Founded in 2005, Special Needs Network (SNN) is dedicated to addressing the needs of underserved families of color struggling with…

Shalom Institute: Camp and Conference Center

January 1, 2021

2013, 2015, 2021, 2023, Basic Needs & Social Services, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Jewish Life & Engagement, Jobs and Workforce Development, People with Disabilties, Vulnerable Populations, Young Adult Engagement, Capital, Next Stage, Reimagine Grants, Jewish

Founded in 1951, Shalom Institute: Camp and Conference Center (Shalom Institute) is a premier center for year-round experiential Jewish education,…

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital

January 1, 2021

2021, Health, Mental Health, Vulnerable Populations, COVID-19 Response, Broader Community

Opened in 2015 as a state-of-the-art facility, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH) is a private nonprofit safety-net hospital…

The Miracle Project

January 1, 2020

2018, 2020, 2021, Arts, Culture, & Media, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Jewish Life & Engagement, People with Disabilties, Vulnerable Populations, Young Adult Engagement, COVID-19 Response, Cutting Edge, Reimagine Grants, Jewish

Founded in 2004, The Miracle Project (TMP) works to create a neurodiverse community where the voices, passions, and stories of…

Amutat Kaima

January 1, 2020

2020, 2022, At-Risk Youth, Economic Development, Israel, Israel, Jewish

Founded in 2013, Amutat Kaima (Kaima) works to improve the lives of at-risk youth (ages 15 to 18) who have…

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

January 1, 2020

2020, Aging, Basic Needs & Social Services, Economic Development, Emergency Response, Israel, Vulnerable Populations, COVID-19 Response, Jewish

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is the leading Jewish humanitarian organization, working in 70 countries to lift lives…

Swipe Out Hunger

January 1, 2020

2020, Basic Needs & Social Services, College, Education, Food Insecurity, Vulnerable Populations, COVID-19 Response, Broader Community

Founded in 2010 by a group of university students, Swipe Out Hunger is a leading nonprofit addressing hunger among college…

Anti-Recidivism Coalition

January 1, 2020

2020, At-Risk Youth, Basic Needs & Social Services, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Jobs and Workforce Development, Vulnerable Populations, Racial Equity, Broader Community

Anti-Recidivism Coalition works to end mass incarceration and reduce recidivism rates in California through justice-reform advocacy, re-entry support, mentoring, counseling,…

National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles

January 1, 2020

2020, 2023, Basic Needs & Social Services, Financial Assistance and Literacy, Vulnerable Populations, COVID-19 Response, Next Stage, Broader Community, Jewish

NCJW|LA is committed to advancing economic justice for women and their families. In addition to its direct service programs, the…

Jewish Free Loan Association

January 1, 2020

2020, 2023, Basic Needs & Social Services, Financial Assistance and Literacy, Vulnerable Populations, COVID-19 Response, Next Stage, Broader Community, Jewish

Founded in 1904, Jewish Free Loan Association (JFLA) provides interest-free, no-fee loans to individuals and families from Jewish and other…

Touch of Kindness (dba Tomchei Shabbos)

January 1, 2020

2020, Basic Needs & Social Services, Financial Assistance and Literacy, Food Insecurity, Jobs and Workforce Development, Vulnerable Populations, COVID-19 Response, Jewish

Founded in 1977, Tomchei Shabbos aims to alleviate challenges facing families living an observant life in Greater Los Angeles, with…

Crossroads

January 1, 2020

2020, At-Risk Youth, Economic Development, Israel, Israel, Jewish

Founded in 2001, Crossroads provides crisis intervention and prevention programs for at-risk first- and second-generation immigrant teens and young adults…