Making a Donation

JDC programs are supported primarily by contributions to the annual campaigns of the Jewish Community Federations throughout North America in partnership with United Jewish Communities (UJC). We also receive support from World Jewish Relief, Canadian Jewry, and the United States government. Additional funding comes from individuals (both Jewish and non-Jewish), charitable foundations, other governments, and international organizations.

JDC's Non-Sectarian Programs are funded by mailboxes and special donations. UJC/Federation annual campaign funds are not used for JDC Non-Sectarian activities. If you have any questions or want to donate, please contact us at donate@jdc.org or make an online contribution.

Myanmar Cyclone Relief

New York, NY, May 8, 2008—Thanks to its historical, 94 years of operation as a non-political entity and relief organization, JDC staff has been granted entry visas to carry out humanitarian aid efforts for victims of cyclone Nargis which hit Myanmar last week. A senior JDC professional is on the ground in Myanmar, where he will assess the situation and carry out plans to aid the estimated several hundred thousand cyclone victims without shelter and safe drinking water. JDC is partnering with MASHAV, Magen David Adom (MDA), and F.I.R.S.T (Fast Israeli Rescue & Search Team) to provide emergency relief, including medical supplies and personnel and rescue workers.

Read Entire Myanmar Cyclone Situation Report

JDC has opened a mailbox and is now accepting donations to provide immediate assistance and relief:

Donate to Myanmar Cyclone Relief:

Online:	https://www.jdc.org/donation/jdc_form.cfm
By Phone:	212.687.6200
By Mail:	Check payable to:
	JDC-Myanmar Cyclone Relief P.O. Box 530 132 East 43rd St. New York, NY, 10017

Agahozo Shalom Youth Village: "Restoring the Rhythm of Life"

During the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, hundreds of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Hutu sympathizers were left dead. As a result, the country also became home to 1.2 million orphaned children—almost 15% of the Rwandan population.

A special project of the JDC, the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) is a residential high school for 500 Rwandan orphans, which will provide a holistic, protective environment where they can prepare to shape their own and their country’s future. ASYV’s goal of "restoring the rhythm of life" is based on the model of Israeli Youth Aliyah Village of Yemin Orde, an initiative established in 1953 to accommodate Holocaust orphans and immigrant children. JDC is currently collecting donations to help transform this dream into reality. The school is expected to welcome its first students in 2009.

Learn more about ASYV.
Donate to ASYV in Rwanda.

Women's Health Empowerment Program

Women living with breast cancer face many obstacles, especially in those parts of the world where this disease is still considered taboo. Thanks to efforts begun by the late Marcia Presky, who headed JDC’s International Development Program until her untimely death in 2005, JDC’s Women’s Health Empowerment Program (WHEP)—with generous support from Susan G. Komen for the Cure and other partners—is currently helping women in Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Hungary overcome these taboos and fight their own personal battle against breast cancer.

Modeled after the U.S.-based self-help SHARE Program, WHEP works with local partners to expand services for women with breast cancer and their families. Newly created peer support groups offering social and psychological assistance are at the heart of its efforts. WHEP has also fostered the development of leadership and advocacy skills, increased public awareness of the importance of early detection and the availability of various services, strengthened doctor-patient communications, and facilitated partnerships among government agencies, NGOs, and the medical community.

Learn more about WHEP.
Donate to JDC's Women's Health programs.

Medical Programs, Ethiopia

Dr. Rick Hodes, JDC's Medical Director in Ethiopia, oversees comprehensive medical services at 2 clinics in Addis Ababa and Gondar. His programs and treatments have served tens of thousands of people over the past 20 years.

Through a joint project with JDC, Dr. Hodes works with Mother Teresa's Mission, the home of last resort for the most impoverished in Addis Ababa, to treat heart disease, spine disease, and cancer. Frequently consulting senior experts in the field from MD Anderson Hospital, St. Jude's Hospital, and the University of Rochester, he utilizes state-of-the-art therapy for his patients. Some of his work includes:

• Overseeing a program which provides free drugs (known as ABVD) for treatment of Hodgkin's Disease at the university hospital in Addis Ababa. Over 45 patients have been treated, with a response rate over 90%. He is currently treating 11 people (mostly children) for cancer.
• Sending nearly 30 people (mostly children) abroad for spine surgery. Eight children are currently recovering from spine surgery in Accra, Ghana.
• Sending over 25 patients abroad for free open-heart surgery.



Spend some time "on call" with Dr. Rick Hodes through JDC's interactive slideshow.

Donate to Ethiopia Medical Programs:


Online:	https://www.jdc.org/donation/jdc_form.cfm
By Phone:	212.687.6200
By Mail:	Check payable to:
	Ethiopia Medical Programs JDC P.O. Box 530 132 East 43rd St. New York, NY, 10017

Tsunami Relief - South Asia


Following the underwater earthquake and tsunamis that displaced as many as five million people in South Asia in December 2004, JDC set up a special emergency mailbox to collect funds for immediate relief and long-term reconstruction efforts. Funds raised are currently helping various NGOs in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand engage in ongoing assistance programs as well as economic and psychological rehabilitation efforts for individuals and entire communities.


Donate to Tsunami Relief.

JDC-Jewish Coalition for Sudan Relief


JDC is the coordinating member of the Jewish Coalition for Sudan Relief, a group of 24 Jewish organizations working since 2004 to help the nearly 2.5 million "internally displaced persons" from the Darfur region whose plight has been called one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Funds raised by the Coalition have supported NGO activities in Sudan and neighboring Chad that have brought medical and nutritional relief, including life-saving primary health care, to those living in refugee camps as well as the host communities. The Coalition is also helping to provide housing, medical insurance, and social welfare benefits to Sudanese refugees who have made their way to Israel and sought asylum there.

Learn more about the coalition-supported activities.
Donate to JCDR's Sudan Relief.


The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance has recognized the JDC for meeting their standards for Charity Accountability. The alliance is the result of a merger between National Charities Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Foundation (which housed the Philanthropic Advisory Service.) This coalition serves as a national charity watchdog, by monitoring comprehensive, in-depth evaluations of the charity's governance, fund raising practices, solicitations and informational materials, as well as how it spends its money. Click on the BBB-give.org seal to the right to check their site.


November 2007