In mid-March, the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and Oregon Jewish Community Foundation created the COVID-19 Emergency Campaign with commitments of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively. Since then, 231 donors have contributed, bringing the crisis fund to $760,000 to provide assistance …
On April 3, the COVID-19 Emergency Campaign passed its initial goal of $750,000 when the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s Women’s Giving Circle decided to donate $18,000 to the crisis campaign after an emotional phone call.
“It was a beautiful, thoughtful and tearful experien…
During a weekly Community Connection conversation on Zoom, Jewish Family and Child Service staff shared tips and strategies for coping with our swiftly changing reality and the challenges and anxieties of pandemic living. JFCS Clinical Director Douglass Ruth said it is important to focus…
Community Connection
Weekly Zoom conversations about the challenges and anxieties of pandemic living, coping skills to help balance out our daily lives and ideas on how to connect with our community in this digital social world! Day/time varies weekly: zoom.us with meeting ID: 606 166 43…
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland has responded to the urgent need for support and developed a resource to match those in need with volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic. People in need of help fill out a form about the type of assistance needed.
