Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

Community services - the Federation provides programs and services that support community organizations and community-at-large. Through advocating for more effective policy, the government and community affairs team educates legislators about top priorities and supports the needs and work of our local Jewish agencies. The Federation serves as the hub of safe Washington (a mark bloome z"l initiative), a program which leverages its strong relationships with law enforcement agencies to alert the community to threats and offer preparedness resources and training, free of charge. The Federation convenes community leaders to address cross-communal challenges and shares community stories through the award-winning Jewish in Seattle magazine. Through the Seattle Jewish community endowment fund and the life & legacy program, the Federation builds a strong Jewish future for generations to come. The Federation, through the Seattle Jewish community endowment fund, also provides special initiatives fund grants, including: 1) ignition grants for new, onetime or pilot projects; 2) small agency sustainability grants, providing operational support for small Jewish agencies; and 3) women's endowment fund grants, supporting programs empowering and improving the lives of women and girls locally and in israel. Additionally, the Federation, its Seattle Jewish community endowment fund, and supporting foundations support social, educational, and cultural services in the puget sound region, the u.s., and overseas. Grants are awarded to a broad range of Jewish and secular organizations that help families in need, provide school and camp scholarships, and strengthen community life in numerous other ways.

Israel and world jewry - the projects the Federation funds overseas provide food for the hungry, health care for the sick, and support for israeli immigrants in crisis. Through funding of the Jewish agency for israel (jafi) and the joint distribution committee (jdc), the Federation serves the global Jewish community. The Federation helps individuals make meaningful connections to israel through its teen israel scholarships, honeymoon israel Seattle, young adult israel education, and community lectures in the puget sound region.

Investments in Jewish life - the Federation offers programming to individuals and families, providing low-barrier high-impact on-ramps to Jewish life, as well as, leadership development. Pj library and pj our way provide young families books that foster Jewish involvement and connection. Reset and refresh offers couples in interfaith relationships the opportunity to learn with and socialize with their peers. These programs also provide in-person programming where families can make person-to-person connections within their local communities. The Federation also provides the Jewish puget sound community with leadership development opportunities through its advanced leadership development program (aldp) and partnership programs, national young leadership cabinet (nylc), wexner heritage program, and Seattle nowgen giving circle.