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Over 1 million people over age 65 live in Israel, and despite the ‘return to routine’ – about a fifth of them feel they have no-one to turn to. “The main issue is financial, but it usually affects their physical or mental state,” says the CEO of JDC-Eshel The original article in Hebrew on the […]

The Joint Distribution Committee has sent vital medical supplies to Haiti in the wake of the powerful earthquake. The Joint’s International Development and Disaster Response unit is also raising funds for the victims.

The Joint and its partners are turning Bedouin preschools green, with a focus on ecology for the next generation.

“Common Ground” is a crowdfunding campaign that we at The Joint are launching together with civil society organizations in mixed Jewish-Arab towns to restore and renovate shared community spaces – kindergartens, parks, and joint-use facilities. The campaign will focus on Acre, Lod, and Ramla. The rioting that broke out in these towns in May 2021 […]

Breaking down barriers—with sports! Israeli soccer team Hapoel Shavim Tel Aviv, a mixed league of people with and without disabilities, was recognized on Wednesday for its collaborative efforts and teamwork – on and off the field. Shavim Basport (“Equality in Sports”), a cooperation between Joint-Israel Unlimited, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and soccer leagues […]

Assistance includes medical equipment for hospitals in hard-hit India as well as trauma training for local doctors online. Says the JDC’s Avital Sandler-Loeff: “The crisis in India requires us to act swiftly.”

“If you want to succeed, you have to take risks,” says Amit Lerman, a participant in the Shibolim (Sheaves) program at the Ruach HaSadeh pre-military leadership academy for religious men. In this blog, Amit shares about learning to deal with his disability and urges everyone to see the good in their limitations.

We are pleased to announce that the Accessible Legal Services for People with Disabilities project won an award for best “Partnership and Collaboration.” The prize was bestowed by the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA), an association which provides welfare services to Jewish communities in the United States, Canada and Israel. The project is […]

The Avodata Project, which is in the advanced stages of development, will provide information about changes and trends in the job market. It is led by the Ministry of Labor and Joint-TEVET in collaboration with retrain.ai, an Israeli startup that specializes in artificial intelligence.

We are pleased to announce that our virtual learning platform—Joint University—won the IT Award 2020 for Outstanding Computing bestowed by People & Computers. The award, which was presented at an online ceremony in Tel Aviv, recognized the university’s exceptional work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Available to our employees around the world, Joint University provides over […]