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Women’s Impact Initiative Grants

Each year, Federation awards grants to local organizations that inspire and empower Jewish women and girls through programs that focus on social, economic, religious and political equality. Our past recipients include initiatives that promote breast cancer awareness, address sexual assaults on local college campuses, encourage civic engagement and foster positive self-images among elementary-aged girls.

Women’s Impact Initiative Grants 2026

Bet Shira Congregation         

Women Weaving Community           

$2,500

Quarterly Sunday breakfast club/group discussing issues through a Jewish lens. Focused on women raising children at home.   

Chabad Lubavitch Russian Center               

Women’s Wellness Initiative 

$5,000

Support women’s health and well-being— emotional, spiritual, and physical - through meaningful programming and community engagement. 

FIU Hillel          

Realize. Belong. Grow (RBG) Retreat

$7,700

Shabbaton to connect with local female leaders to learn about Jewish communal work, entrepreneurship, Jewish life and learning, and Israel. 

JAFCO-Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options           

$14,000

Women’s Wellness Program Support services and wellness activities for mothers of children with developmental disabilities living in Miami-Dade County/Wellness Retreat.

Jewish Orthodox Women’s Medical Association    

Women's Wellness and Leadership: Building Health and Jewish Identity

$7,500

 

Three community health events to engage, educate, and promote healthier outcomes for Jewish women, girls, and families. These events combine medical expertise with preventative care and wellness programming, fostering strong female representation and empowerment.  

Miami Beach JCC      

Empower          

$5,100

Program for Jewish teen girls providing tools for self-esteem, cultural identity, and professional skills through a combination of mentorship, motivational coaching, hands-on experiences, and community engagement.     

Miami Children’s Health System Nicklaus Hospital

CHAI-Community Health Awareness Initiative 

$6,700

Internship and lecture series for college students providing access to leadership development, mentorship, and professional resources, while fostering overall health literacy of Jewish women.      

The Kallah Project of South Florida              

The Kallah Project    

$8,500

Through a community bridal boutique, offer elegant gowns, veils, and accessories, with support that respects each woman's individuality and her role within Jewish tradition.

The Riviera Parliament-Forum Nashim    

Voices of Women: Leadership and Identity

$6,000

Creating connections and strengthening Jewish identity for Israeli-American women through lectures, cultural events, holiday celebration and community gatherings. 

University of Miami Hillel   

Roots and Routes: A Journey Through Jewish Miami      

$6,000

Two mini-mission days where Jewish women students explore the network of Jewish organizations in Miami. Through meaningful site visits, participants discover resources, opportunities and support systems in the Miami Jewish community.              

Welcome Moshiach–The Center   

The Center Girls         

$6,000

Provide programming and therapeutic retreats for women between the ages of 17-30 most of whom have experienced trauma and/or effecting their daily life sense of belonging.                

Yotzer Ohr Academy of Torah and Art for Girls    

Film Production Program    

$15,000

Allows girls to explore and develop film production skills, writing, set design, sound, editing, and acting talents. Film two episodes of comedy mockumentary “The School”.         

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