AVODAH THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS INC
AVODAH THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS INC
AVODAH THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
SEE SCHEDULE OTHE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS: THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND, THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS ATTRACTS JEWISH ADULTS (AGES 21-26) FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INCLUDES: FULL-TIME JOB PLACEMENTS AT LOCAL NONPROFITS; COMMUNAL LIVING WITHIN A PLURALISTIC JEWISH FRAMEWORK; AND A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM CONSISTING OF AN EXAMINATION OF THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF URBAN POVERTY, METHODS OF SOCIAL CHANGE, SKILLS TRAINING, JEWISH TEXT STUDY, AND REFLECTION. THE PROGRAM IS BASED IN CHICAGO, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. AVODAH PARTNERS WITH SIXTY NONPROFITS NATIONWIDE THAT WORK ON ISSUES SUCH AS CRIMINAL JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, AND MORE. ITS PARTNERS INCLUDE SOME OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY SUCH AS THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CENTER, MEDICARE RIGHTS CENTER IN NEW YORK, AND THE NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER IN CHICAGO, AND INCLUDE MANY JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HIAS IN DC, FOOTSTEPS IN NEW YORK, AND THE ARK IN CHICAGO. OVER THE PAST TWENTY-ONE YEARS, AVODAH CORPS MEMBERS HAVE DIRECTLY IMPROVED THE LIVES OF APPROXIMATELY 714,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ADDED AN ESTIMATED $19.6 MILLION IN STAFFING CAPACITY TO 192 LOCAL ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS. AS LOCAL ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS FACE INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES COUPLED WITH DECLINING FUNDING, AVODAH'S HIGH-QUALITY AND COST-EFFECTIVE STAFFING MODEL OFFERS ORGANIZATIONS A REAL SOLUTION. IN THEIR PLACEMENTS, AVODAH CORPS MEMBERS BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AVODAH'S PARTNER AGENCIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS MANY OF THE ISSUES FACED BY THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN AVODAH'S COUNTRY. AVODAH'S PARTNER AGENCIES CONSISTENTLY REPORT BEING ABLE TO OFFER THEIR CLIENTS NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF HAVING AN AVODAH CORPS MEMBER ON STAFF. AVODAH PROVIDES RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES A PLACE TO BUILD THE FOUNDATIONS FOR MEANINGFUL CAREERS,JEWISH COMMUNITY, AND LIFELONG ACTIVISM IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE MOVEMENTS.OVER THE PAST YEAR:100% REPORTED THAT THEIR COMMITMENT TO DO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK HAS DEEPENED OR STAYED THE SAME; 89% REPORTED EXPERIENCING GROWTH IN THEIR CONNECTIONS TO JUDAISM AND JEWISH LIFE; 96% REPORTED HAVING A STRONGER PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORK AND EXPANDED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR FUTURE WORK AND LEADERSHIP. AVODAH JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP: THIS SELECTIVE PROGRAM IS AN EIGHT-MONTH LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING EXPERIENCE FOR JEWISH EARLY-CAREER PROFESSIONALS AND ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON DOMESTIC SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUES. THE JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY AND BUILD THE SUPPORT STRUCTURES THEY NEED TO KEEP WORKING ON CRITICAL AND TOUGH ISSUES OVER THE LONG HAUL. PARTICIPANTS COME TOGETHER WITH EXPERIENCED SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS WHO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND BUILD A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT WILL STRENGTHEN THEM PERSONALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY. JUSTICE FELLOWS KEEP THEIR DAY JOBS AND JOIN AVODAH FOR REGULAR EVENING SEMINARS AND RETREATS. TOGETHER, THEY ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS ABOUT DOMESTIC JUSTICE WHILE LOOKING AT THEIR WORK THROUGH A JEWISH LENS. AVODAH'S JUSTICE FELLOWS WORK ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, HUNGER, LABOR RIGHTS, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION AND MORE. THEY ARE EAGER TO EXPLORE THE INTERSECTIONS OF JEWISH LIFE AND JUSTICE, COMMITTED TO PERSONAL GROWTH AND BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND INVESTED IN WORKING ON DOMESTIC JUSTICE FOR THE LONG TERM. THE ALUMNI NETWORK: AVODAH'S ALUMNI COMMUNITY IS A VAST AND COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF 1,000 JEWISH LEADERS AND CHANGE MAKERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. THEY HAVE ASSUMED LEADERSHIP ROLES THROUGHOUT NONPROFIT AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES AS PROFESSIONALS, LAY LEADERS, CLERGY, PHILANTHROPISTS, ORGANIZERS, ACTIVISTS, AND VOLUNTEERS. ALL BRING TO THEIR WORK A JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS AND ALL ARE CHIPPING AWAY AT THE STRUCTURAL INJUSTICE THAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS FACE TODAY. AVODAH BOLSTERS THEIR WORK AND SUPPORTS THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS BY PROVIDING ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ONGOING SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. WITH AVODAH'S SUPPORT, AVODAH'S ALUMNI SERVE AS JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE EXPERTS AT JEWISH CONVENINGS NATIONWIDE AND BECOME STRONGER ADVOCATES FOR THOSE THEY SERVE AS PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. AVODAH'S PROGRAMS HAVE LED PARTICIPANTS TO A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO WORKING FOR JUSTICE. AVODAH CONDUCTED AN ALUMNI SURVEY IN THE SUMMER OF 2017 AND FOUND THAT 82% SAY THAT THEIR CURRENT JOB INVOLVES ANTIPOVERTY OR SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK, WHILE 85% SAY THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO HELP ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK THANKS TO AVODAH. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: AVODAH'S NETWORK IS NOW A TREMENDOUS REPOSITORY OF KNOWLEDGE ON OUR NATION'S MOST PRESSING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES AND JEWISH RESPONSES TO THEM. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK GIVES SPACE FOR AVODAH TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT MANY OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND TO BRING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO THE TABLE IN A MORE PRESENT, THOUGHTFUL WAY TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. AVODAH TRAINS JEWISH LEADERS, SERVES AS CONSULTANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, DISSEMINATES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, DEVELOPS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS, AND MUCH MORE.EXAMPLES FROM THE PAST YEAR ALONE INCLUDE: CREATING SPEAK TORAH TO POWER, A VIDEO AND CURRICULUM SERIES ABOUT JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE TOPICS FEATURING SPEAKERS SUCH AS YAVILAH MCCOY AND RABBI RACHEL TIMONER; RUNNING WORKSHOPS FOR HILLELS, JEWISH YOUTH GROUPS, THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP, AND SYNAGOGUES; CO-RUNNING THE CHICAGO SOCIAL JUSTICE BEIT MIDRASH; CO-LEADING THE UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK TRAININGS PROVIDED AS PART OF THEIR LIVE WITH PURPOSE INITIATIVE; AND CREATING CURRICULUM TO TEACH B'NAI MITZVAH STUDENTS ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE.APPROXIMATELY 11,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN AVODAH'S VARIOUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES DURING THE 2018 FISCAL YEAR. AVODAH HAS SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN INTEREST, AND HAVE ADDED MORE RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN AVODAH'S EFFORTS.AS RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL, AVODAH BOARD MEMBER AND SENIOR RABBI OF CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE IN NEW YORK CITY, WROTE RECENTLY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, "BY SUPPORTING AVODAH, I AM INVESTING IN LEADERSHIP FOR A MORE JUST WORLD."GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.5MAvodah Leadership Programs
AVODAH IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BUILT A NEW GENERATION OF JEWISH LEADERS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. THROUGH OUR YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS -- THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS AND JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP -- WE PROVIDE YOUNG JEWISH LEADERS WITH THE TOOLS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND NETWORKS THEY NEED TO CREATE A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE COUNTRY. AVODAH HAS A PROFOUND AND LASTING IMPACT ON OUR PARTICIPANTS, BOTH DURING OUR IMMERSIVE PROGRAMS AND ONCE THEY BECOME PART OF OUR EXPANSIVE NATIONAL AVODAH ALUMNI NETWORK OF APPROXIMATELY 1,500 INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH THE 2022 LAUNCH OF THE AVODAH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, WE'VE EXPANDED OUR OFFERINGS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, ADVISING, AND PROGRAMMING TO MID-CAREER AND SENIOR JEWISH LEADERS TO DEEPEN THEIR INSTITUTIONS' COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL CHANGE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.4M
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