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JCS Help
If you or someone you know is in need of emergency financial assistance, home health care, bereavement support, addiction counseling or other immediate help, this free, confidential helpline is here for you. Staffed by knowledgeable and experienced professionals, they can help with a variety of issues. Call 305.576.6550.
Interest Free Loans – HFLA
The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Miami (HFLA), a Federation program, offers interest-free loans to Miami-Dade Jewish individuals and families in need, including personal loans, business loans, debt relief loans and fertitlity and adoption loans. For more information, visit HebrewLoan.org or call 305.692.7555.
Indigent Burials
Occasionally, after someone passes there are inadequate funds to provide a proper Jewish burial. Federation’s Indigent Burial Program partners with local cemeteries, funeral homes and monument makers to provide burial plots and Jewish interment for those unable to afford them. The program is supported by donations to the Tzedakah Fund.
For more information, contact [email protected] or call 786.866.8621.
Disabilities and Inclusion
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation recently launched Miami.JewishAbilities.org. This user-friendly gateway links individuals with disabilities and their families to services and support groups. Click here to visit the site.
BeWell Miami Youth Mental Health Initiative
BeWell is a resource designed to educate, prepare and support the well-being of teens and young adults in Miami’s Jewish community. Click here to visit the site.
Spiritual Needs
Mishkan Miami: The Jewish Connection for Spiritual Support can help you build connections within our community and with our sacred Jewish resources. A program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Mishkan Miami is comprised of an experienced group of rabbis and trained chaplains that can help you find spiritual guidance, healing, comfort and consolation whenever and wherever you or your loved ones may need it. Read more here.
Jewish Educational Loan Fund
Do you or someone you know need help paying for college? JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund), a Federation partner agency, provides zero-percent-interest loans for Jewish undergrad, graduate and vocational students who demonstrate need. JELF assists full-time students who are from Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina or Virginia (excluding metro DC) to attend the US-accredited school of their choice! Click here to learn more.
Need-Based Overnight Camp Scholarships
Let us make your child one happy camper. Federation helps provide need-based assistance for Jewish overnight summer camps to Miami-Dade County children, ages 8 to 17. Need-based scholarships are available only for Jewish overnight camps located in the United States and listed on the Foundation for Jewish Camp website. Click here to find an eligible camp.
For more information about day school and overnight camp scholarships, contact [email protected] or 786.866.8495.
Israel Programs Scholarships
Recognizing the positive impact an Israel experience program can have on teens and young adults, Federation offers need-based assistance for Miami-Dade County residents, ages 15 to 26. Funding is one-time only, and awards are based on need and length of an approved Israel program, which must be a minimum of three weeks in duration.
For more information, contact [email protected] or 786.866.8431.
