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Career Learning and Employment Center for Veterans

to support the Operation: Job Ready Veterans program, which provides job coaching and a five-day veteran employment transition seminar to help veterans prepare for and obtain civilian employment

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2021

Amount

$70,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Career Learning and Employment Center for Veterans

to support Operation: Job Ready Veterans, a program that helps veterans obtain meaningful employment

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Caroline Friess Center

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides career and life-skills training for women pursuing careers in the health care field

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$150,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Caroline Friess Center

to support critical facilities and equipment upgrades that will deepen the organization’s capacity for preparing program graduates for a seamless entry into the professional health care industry

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$95,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


Caroline Friess Center

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides career and life-skill training for women pursuing careers in health care

 

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$150,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


CASA

to support this organization’s Baltimore Regional Education and Employment Center, which provides adult basic education, workforce development, and financial literacy for Latino and immigrant people

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$300,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


CASA

to support the renovation of a new regional education and training center, which will provide essential programs and services for immigrants and the surrounding community

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2018 (Multi-year)

Amount

$2,300,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


CASH Campaign of Maryland

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides free income tax return services and asset-building activities, including financial education and coaching

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$500,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


CASH Campaign of Maryland

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides free income tax return services and asset-building activities, including financial education and coaching

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2018 (Multi-year)

Amount

$400,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Center for Changing Lives

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides employment, financial coaching, and wraparound services for those who are homeless or experiencing a financial hardship

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$80,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Center for Urban Families

to support the general operations of this organization, which works to strengthen urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability and economic success

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2021

Amount

$500,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Center for Urban Families

to support technology upgrades and building improvements at this organization’s headquarters, which helps fathers and families achieve economic stability

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$90,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


Center for Urban Families

to support the general operations of this organization, which works to strengthen urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability and economic success

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$500,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Center for Urban Families

to support the general operations of this organization, which works to strengthen urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$1,100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Change

to support six new community-based support teams that will provide young adults with disabilities, who are transitioning from school to adult services, with the opportunity to receive supports where, when, and how they choose

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2019 (Multi-year)

Amount

$125,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Westminster, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Chicago Botanic Garden

to support a transitional employment program that provides certificate-based training within the agricultural field for youth and people who have been involved in the justice system and face barriers to employment

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$300,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Chicago Community Foundation

to support the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance (CWFA), a convening of funders who work to build consensus—within the region’s philanthropic community—on the most effective workforce development strategies

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2018 (Multi-year)

Amount

$50,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Chicago Community Trust

to support the Equitable Recovery Fund, which will enhance contact tracing efforts by providing wraparound services and career pathways for individuals hired as tracers

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Chicago Community Trust

to support the Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance (CWFA) with the goal of improving the region’s workforce development systems

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$120,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership

to support the renovation of the Chatham Education and Workforce Center, which provides manufacturing training

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2021

Amount

$150,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


Chicago Horticultural Society

to support the Windy City Harvest, a program that provides job training and placement in the agricultural industry, as well as access to healthy produce

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$300,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


City Incite

to support Building Up Important Lives and Dreams (BUILD), a job training program for youth, ages 16 to 24, focused on construction trades

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating
  • Small Grant


CityLink Center

to support the general operations of this organization, which connects people to the education, employment, and financial literacy services they need

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2018 (Multi-year)

Amount

$150,000

Geography Served

  • Cincinnati, OH

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


CityLink Center

to support the renovation of this organization’s workforce development center, with the goal of expanding technical skills training in the automotive and construction sectors

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2021

Amount

$500,000

Geography Served

  • Cincinnati, OH

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


Citywide Youth Development

to support the EMAGE (Entrepreneurs Making and Growing Enterprise) program, which provides young adults with industrial sewing skills needed for careers in apparel manufacturing, embroidery and screen printing careers, as well as life skills, creative initiative, and mentorship

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$50,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Small Grant


Civic Works

to support this organization’s Baltimore Center for Sustainable Careers, which provides residents from historically marginalized communities with the skills, certifications, and technical experience necessary to secure careers in the environmental construction industry

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$250,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Civic Works

to support the construction of a new facility for this organization’s Baltimore Center for Sustainable Careers, a program that helps participants overcome barriers by providing them with technical skills, marketable certifications, and essential-skills training

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2018

Amount

$405,000

Priority Community Served

  • Baltimore

Geography Served

  • Baltimore, MD

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


Co-Impact: The Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab Employment

to support a collaborative, including 11 direct service providers, that is working to develop sector-specific job-training programs in technology, economics, and human resources for Arab-Israelis

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$80,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Geography Served

  • Throughout Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program
  • Small Grant


Co-Impact: The Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab Employment

to support the general operations of this organization, which seeks to help companies hire more Arab Israelis and improve their experience in the workforce

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2019 (Multi-year)

Amount

$200,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Geography Served

  • Throughout Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Co-Impact: The Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab Employment

to support the general operations of this organization, which helps Arab Israelis access jobs in the hi-tech sector, while also providing training and support for companies to become diverse and inclusive workplaces

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$250,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Geography Served

  • Throughout Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Co-Impact: The Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab Employment

to support de-escalation of rising tensions between Arabs and Jews in the workplace resulting from the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, and the war in Israel

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2023

Amount

$50,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Geography Served

  • Throughout Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Code Nation

to support this organization’s after-school program, which teaches youth computer programming skills in tandem with professional development in a corporate setting

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$150,000

Priority Community Served

  • New York City

Geography Served

  • New York City

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Code Platoon

to support the general operations of this organization, which helps veterans and military spouses transition into the civilian workforce by providing technical training and job placement in the software development field

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2021 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Code Platoon

to support the general operations of this organization, which helps veterans and military spouses transition into the civilian workforce by providing technical training and job placement in the software development field

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2018 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Small Grant


Code Platoon

to support the general operations of this organization, which helps veterans and military spouses transition into the civilian workforce by providing technical training and job placement in the software development field

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$130,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Commonpoint Queens

to support the construction of a hub for youth programs that will provide job training, as well as services to address mental health and other needs

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2023

Amount

$2,100,000

Priority Communities Served

  • Baltimore
  • Chicago
  • New York City

Geographies Served

  • Baltimore, MD
  • Chicago, IL
  • New York City

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Capital


Curt's Cafe

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides life skills and food-service training for young adults, many of whom are experiencing homelessness

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2019 (Multi-year)

Amount

$80,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating


Curt’s Café

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides training on life skills and food service for young adults, many of whom are without housing

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$80,000

Priority Community Served

  • Chicago

Geography Served

  • Chicago, IL

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating
  • Small Grant


Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation

to support the construction of Chestnut Commons, an affordable housing community that will also include workforce development training facilities

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2021 (Multi-year)

Amount

$2,000,000

Priority Community Served

  • New York City

Geography Served

  • New York City

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


DC Central Kitchen

to support the expansion of this organization’s facility to include larger training and production kitchens, classrooms, and a job-training café

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$1,000,000

Geography Served

  • Washington, DC

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


Desert Stars

to support this organization’s graduate program, which provides workshops and courses in English and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), as well as leadership training for Bedouin high school graduates

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$200,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Geography Served

  • Negev, Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Program


Easterseals DC MD VA

to support the expansion of this organization’s employment program, which provides job training and placement, as well as mental health supportive services for people with disabilities

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2018

Amount

$150,000

Geographies Served

  • Throughout Maryland
  • Washington, DC

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program


Economic Empowerment for Women

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides Israeli
women with the confidence, skills, and support needed to run a small business with the goal of securing economic independence

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2021

Amount

$50,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Geography Served

  • Haifa, Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Economic Empowerment for Women

to support the general operations of this organization, which provides Israeli
women with the confidence, skills, and support needed to run a small business resulting in economic independence

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2019 (Multi-year)

Amount

$110,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Geography Served

  • Throughout Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


Economic Empowerment for Women

to support the general operations of this organization, which equips women with the skills and support needed to run a small business

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022

Amount

$50,000

Priority Community Served

  • Israel

Geography Served

  • Haifa, Israel

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • Jewish

Grant Type

  • Operating


EDWINS Leadership And Restaurant Institute

to support the renovation of this organization’s bakery and training center with the goal of expanding a culinary and hospitality training program

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020

Amount

$150,000

Geography Served

  • Cleveland, OH

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


EDWINS Leadership And Restaurant Institute

to support this organization’s butcher shop and training center, which provides formerly incarcerated individuals with training in the food service and hospitality industries while providing a support network necessary for successful re-entry

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2019

Amount

$180,000

Geography Served

  • Cleveland, OH

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Capital


Emma's Torch

to support the general operations of this organization, which uses culinary education to empower refugees, those seeking or those who have already been granted asylum, and survivors of human trafficking

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2020 (Multi-year)

Amount

$50,000

Priority Community Served

  • New York City

Geography Served

  • New York City

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Small Grant


Emma’s Torch

to support the general operations of this food service social enterprise, which supports recent refugees, asylees, and people escaping human trafficking

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2022 (Multi-year)

Amount

$100,000

Priority Community Served

  • New York City

Geography Served

  • New York City

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Operating
  • Small Grant


Employment Opportunity and Training Center of NEPA

to support services for people who have been involved in the justice system and face barriers to employment, including those struggling to overcome disorders related to substance use

Focus Area

  • Jobs iconJobs

Year

  • 2023 (Multi-year)

Amount

$400,000

Priority Community Served

  • Northeastern Pennsylvania

Geography Served

  • Northeastern Pennsylvania

Serving Jewish or General Community

  • General Community

Grant Type

  • Program