• The Federation and its local (Handmaker, JCC, JFCS, THA, and U of A Hillel) and overseas (UJC, JAFI, JDC) partners are the primary vehicle for providing services to meet the most pressing needs of our Jewish family.
• In Tucson, the Campaign supports critical social services, education and Jewish culture. Though Jewish Tucson is vibrant and growing, a number of local agencies have recently faced significant business and organizational challenges, making increased Federation support vital.
• Israel’s need for economic support for its most vulnerable citizens--including absorbing the last remaining Ethiopia Jews still living in Africa--continues.
• At the same time, while IEC funds helped ameliorate the most immediate needs arising out of the Lebanon war last summer, continued increased funding is imperative if Israel is to address the longer- lasting effects of the war.
• Our ongoing participation in the TIPS Partnership provides crucial funding for Israelis in need along the Ashkelon Coast.
• Elsewhere overseas, JDC is providing life-saving services to elderly Jews in the FSU, while at the same time funding schools, community centers and Hillels to help rebuild Jewish life there.
• In short, the needs are great, and the ongoing support of our donors remains urgent.