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SUPPORT ISRAEL

ISRAEL UNDER ATTACK – EMERGENCY RESPONSE   Following the horrific attacks on the people of Israel, Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver Island, in partnership with Jewish Federations of Canada – UIA, have identified the following urgent priority needs requiring our immediate collective assistance: ● Victims of Terror – Immediate Support: The Jewish Agency for Israel Victims of Terror Fund is a key part of our rapid emergency response, providing immediate and subsequent cash grants to families and individuals who are direct victims of terror and violence, post trauma care and rehabilitation. ● Emergency Evacuation, Housing, Respite, and Support for Frontline Communities: Including supporting essential needs for communities evacuated and those under fire, as well as support for vulnerable populations that need to be moved such as for new olim living in absorption centres through evacuations, temporary housing, respite trips, children’s activities, and increased security. ● Essentials of Life: Food and financial assistance for families, the elderly, and the homebound, in the zone of fire. ● Trauma Relief and Psychosocial Care: To support widescale trauma relief and psychosocial support with expanded capabilities through telephone hotlines; providing direct care to first responders, the injured, and families whose relatives were murdered, injured, or abducted; training and support for caregivers and responders including hospital emergency teams and municipal teams. ● Emergency Medical Services and Healthcare: Medical supplies, equipment, and other supports for first responders, clinics, and hospitals treating the injured.

Please SELECT Israel Emergency in the drop down box under CAMPAIGN. (If you have trouble with the form, please reach out to: info@jewishvancouverisland.ca)

What We Do:

The Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver Island (JFVVI) is the umbrella organization for the Jewish community in Victoria and on Vancouver Island.  We support organizations, individuals and families both regionally and in Israel with grants, scholarships and through partnerships with community leaders.

We coordinate, plan and promote social, educational, cultural, health and welfare programs and activities in the Jewish Community. We serve as a central representative of the Jewish Community.  We develop leadership in the Jewish Community.

We coordinate fund raising efforts intended to finance the services and activities of the Jewish Community.

We raise and administer and allocate such funds as may be collected under the auspices of JFVVI.

Our Mission:

The Jewish Federation of Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island is committed to building strong, vibrant and enduring Jewish Communities on Vancouver Island, in Israel and in the world by nurturing those values, practices and traditions which sustain and enrich Judaism and the Jewish people.

JFVVI is a CRA registered charity (BN / Registration No. 119284289RR0001).  Donors who give $18.00 or more are considered to be members of the Jewish Federation of Victoria & Vancouver Island Society.  Our new online donation system through DonorPerfect issues receipts immediately for one-time donations, as well as consolidated receipts in early January for those who give scheduled or monthly payments.