Home / See, Read & Share / Federation News

2024 Jewish Incubator Grants

  • Chai LifelineiShine Afterschool program for children living with serious illness or loss in the home.
  • Children’s Bereavement Center - Strengthening Miami-Dade Expansion of CBC's Peer Grief Support and Training Programs to Provide a Safety Net and Community for Miami’s Jewish Community.
  • Eshel - Eshel South Florida LGBTQ+ Shabbaton Shabbaton with outreach and support network for LGBTQ individuals, families, and organizations in Miami's Orthodox community.
  • Friendship Circle of Miami Beach and North Dade, Inc. - Friendship Circle Community Orchestra Disability-inclusive youth orchestra will support the development of integral life skills, meaningful social engagement, and self-expression.
  • JAFCO Children's Ability Center - Lifeline Program Intensive support services for families of children with special needs in the Miami Jewish community.
  • Jems Academy- Jems Academy Further expand JEMS academy's (South Florida's first Orthodox Jewish Special Needs school).
  • Israel Scouts Shevet Barak - Shevet Barak Youth group for Hebrew-speaking children in grades 3-12 focused on Israeli culture and language.
  • L’Chaim Jewish Hospice Service: A Service of Catholic Hospice - Jewish Comfort Box A Joint program with Mishkan Miami to distribute Jewish Comfort Boxes to families experiencing loss.
  • SAMi Sephardic American Mizrahi Initiative - Sephardic and Mizrahi Life on Campus Pioneering a strategic transformation of Jewish student life to cater uniquely and effectively to the Sephardi and Mizrahi communities.
  • Sharsheret: The Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer Community - Wellness Workshops for Jewish Cancer Thrivers Virtual Wellness Workshops that combine therapeutic arts, Jewish spirituality, and mental health practices.
  • Students Care Inc - Senior Buddy Program Connects isolated seniors with local college students who offer companionship and support.
  • Temple Sinai of North Dade Inc - Parenting with Pride Support Group Education and Support for Jewish Parents of LGBTQ+ children.
  • University of Miami Hillel - Mezuzot for Miami Free Mezuzot for Jewish students at the University of Miami to greater Jewish rituals throughout the school year.
  • Welcome Moshiach - The Center - The Center Provides social, emotional and spiritual support and programming for at-risk young Jewish men ages 17-30.

Supporting Lone Soldiers

Supporting Lone Soldiers

With Federation’s continued support, Wings — a program that supports the needs of lone soldiers, individuals who serve in the IDF without any family in Israel — has expanded its vital services since the start of the war with Iran.

Read More

Apply Now for a Surrogacy Grant

Apply Now for a Surrogacy Grant

As part of a broader, multi-year effort to expand surrogacy support, the Jewish Fertility Fund Surrogacy Pilot will award four $20,000 grants to individuals and couples in South Florida and Atlanta.

Read More

Teen Wellness Fellowships

Teen Wellness Fellowships

Applications are now being accepted for rising Jewish 11th and 12th graders in South Dade to join the second cohort of BeWell Miami South Dade Teen Wellness Fellowship.

Read More

Register Now: Ministering to the Elderly Conference

Register Now: Ministering to the Elderly Conference

The 30th Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference will address family estrangement, which affects about one fourth of all Americans and can greatly impact the emotional, physical and financial health of seniors.

Read More

Stay in Touch

Receive news about Greater Miami Jewish Federation events and more.