Press Releases

JDC Dedicates Haiti’s First State-of-the-Art Rehab Clinic and Prosthetic Workshop

For 23-year-old Oscar, an optimistic man with an easy smile, dreams of being a professional soccer player or a high-tech mogul all but vanished after losing his right leg during Haiti’s destructive earthquake. Today, Oscar and other earthquake victims have found hope at a newly dedicated rehabilitation clinic and prosthetic workshop developed by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee together with Israel’s Magen David Adom and Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer Hospital as well as the Haitian Red Cross and the HUEH (l’Hôpital de l’Université d’Etat d’Haïti). The modernized facilities are the first of their kind in Haiti.
November 18, 2010
JDC, U.S. Fund for UNICEF Partner to Protect Haitian Children

Responding to the critical needs of vulnerable Haitian children, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF have announced their first major partnership aimed at providing secure spaces and activities for the devastated island’s youngsters. JDC will support UNICEF’s Child Friendly Spaces program which builds safe and protective environments throughout Haiti for children who have lost homes, families, and communities in the earthquake.
October 18, 2010
JDC’s Baby Help Day Care Program in Argentina Helps Increase Jewish Affiliation

Originally launched to provide day-care services for impoverished Jewish parents in the aftermath of the financial collapse in Argentina, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) Baby Help program is helping to increase affiliation to the Jewish community in Buenos Aires. This year alone, 70% of the 600 participants in Baby Help have become involved in Jewish communal institutions, celebrations and religious activities.
July 21, 2010
JDC’s Argentina Job Center Program Launched in Economically Strapped Baltics

To help battle rising rates of unemployment and poverty among Jews in the Baltics, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, has launched two of its successful Ariel Job Centers in Riga, Latvia and Tallinn, Estonia. The centers—based on a pioneering model that continues to help Argentina’s Jews recover in the wake of that country’s economic crisis—provide seminars, classes and training on job hunting, interviewing, resume building, as well as computer and other professional skills.
May 25, 2010
JDC Partners With Prodev Foundation to Open 10 Schools in Port-Au-Prince

As part of its ongoing relief efforts in Haiti, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), is partnering with the Prodev Foundation, a local Haitian NGO that focuses on education and development, to fund the operation of 10 temporary schools for displaced children in Port-au-Prince. The schools—“Kay Timoun” (Children’s Haven in Creole)—will provide free education to 2,000 children, ages 6-14.
March 16, 2010
JDC Accepts Donations For Chile Earthquake Victims

In the wake of today’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s largest Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, announced that it will collect funds for relief efforts, said JDC CEO Steven Schwager.
February 28, 2010
JDC Addresses Critical Needs in Haiti as Team Returns to NYC from First Field Visit

Among the Haitians being aided by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and its partners in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake, are teenagers Pierre and Moise, clients of a JDC-supported food program by EcoWorks International being run on the remains of a local hospital. Both recovering from surgery to their badly broken legs, these two young men, who lost family members and their homes, are receiving regular meals and water as they recuperate. Like hundreds of thousands of other victims, Pierre and Moise are struggling to regain their bearings amidst the rubble that just two weeks ago had been homes, schools, hospitals, markets, and places of worship.
February 1, 2010
No Passport Required Blog Keeps You Updated on JDC's Haiti Relief Work

Through No Passport Required the official blog of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s largest Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, readers can learn about JDC’s disaster response efforts on the ground in Haiti after the devastating earthquake and recent aftershocks.
January 25, 2010
JDC Partners With Ecoworks International to Open Hospital-Based Feeding Program for Patients, Camp Residents & Orphans in Haiti

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s largest Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, in collaboration with EcoWorks International (EWI), a not-for-profit NGO working with poor communities around the world, is sponsoring a hospital-based feeding program, based out of the remains of a collapsed local hospital, to aid the victims of the devastating earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti. On January 17th, EWI’s team arrived in Haiti to set up the feeding program in Port-au-Prince that will serve patients, camp residents and orphans for the next two months.
January 22, 2010
One Week Later, JDC's Haiti Relief Work Aids Victims of Earthquake and Aftershock

One week after the catastrophic earthquake and aftershocks struck Haiti, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s largest Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, and its partners on the ground are ensuring that critical medical, nutritional and material relief are reaching victims everyday.
January 20, 2010

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Press Releases

JDC Dedicates Haiti’s First State-of-the-Art Rehab Clinic and Prosthetic Workshop

JDC, U.S. Fund for UNICEF Partner to Protect Haitian Children

JDC’s Baby Help Day Care Program in Argentina Helps Increase Jewish Affiliation

JDC’s Argentina Job Center Program Launched in Economically Strapped Baltics

JDC Partners With Prodev Foundation to Open 10 Schools in Port-Au-Prince

JDC Accepts Donations For Chile Earthquake Victims

JDC Addresses Critical Needs in Haiti as Team Returns to NYC from First Field Visit

No Passport Required Blog Keeps You Updated on JDC's Haiti Relief Work

JDC Partners With Ecoworks International to Open Hospital-Based Feeding Program for Patients, Camp Residents & Orphans in Haiti

One Week Later, JDC's Haiti Relief Work Aids Victims of Earthquake and Aftershock

JDC, Cookies, and Your Privacy

Press Releases

JDC Dedicates Haiti’s First State-of-the-Art Rehab Clinic and Prosthetic Workshop

JDC, U.S. Fund for UNICEF Partner to Protect Haitian Children

JDC’s Baby Help Day Care Program in Argentina Helps Increase Jewish Affiliation

JDC’s Argentina Job Center Program Launched in Economically Strapped Baltics

JDC Partners With Prodev Foundation to Open 10 Schools in Port-Au-Prince

JDC Accepts Donations For Chile Earthquake Victims

JDC Addresses Critical Needs in Haiti as Team Returns to NYC from First Field Visit

No Passport Required Blog Keeps You Updated on JDC's Haiti Relief Work

JDC Partners With Ecoworks International to Open Hospital-Based Feeding Program for Patients, Camp Residents & Orphans in Haiti

One Week Later, JDC's Haiti Relief Work Aids Victims of Earthquake and Aftershock

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