Ways to Help with the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ways to Help with the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Boston Area/Massachusetts
• Immigrant Focused
• New York Area
• National
• Support for Workers in Food Supply Industry
• Donate Time and Care
The CJP Coronavirus Emergency Fund (Council for Jewish Philanthropies) is providing food, financial assistance, and other services to isolated individuals and families who face severe hardships as a result of social isolation, lost wages, and health challenges.
The Restaurant Strong Fund has been set up to support full-time Massachusetts restaurant employees impacted by the Covid-19 closures.
Solidarity Supply Distro provides free groceries for all, both for delivery and pick up, with its funds managed by the Lucy Parsons Center.. The Material Aid and Advocacy Program is offering material aid to people experiencing homelessness. Violence in Boston Inc and Food for the Soul Grove Hall are providing lunch and dinner for Boston Public Schools students and accepting donations of funds and hygiene supplies.
The Boston Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund is awarding one-time operating grants on a rolling basis to a broad array of local nonprofits too long for me to list, whose operations in support of vulnerable populations have been stressed by the outbreak. Their first round of grant-making included six organizations that specifically help immigrants and the undocumented.
The Newton Covid-19 Care Fund will help cover the cost of basic needs—food, medicine, childcare, rent, utilities, etc.—for qualified applicants.
New England Grassroots Environment Fund has launched a COVID-19 rapid response funding opportunity – for small grassroots group in the NY/NE region
IMMIGRANT-FOCUSED (Boston area)
The Disaster Relief Fund has been created to support immigrants (majority undocumented) in East Boston and surrounding areas. The fund is run by the Center for Cooperative Development and Solidarity (CCDS), a small nonprofit dedicated to fostering the development of cooperative businesses within the immigrant community of East Boston. This fund was created not only to support the urgent needs that this immigrant community is facing right now, but also to further CCDS’ mission of creating cooperative economic alternatives to fight the rapid gentrification of East Boston and the subsequent displacement of the working-class immigrant community, a process which will be accelerated by this crisis. CDT member Jonathan Rosenthal is an advisor to CCDS and is part of the committee overseeing the fund.
A consortium of Boston area immigrant justice organizations have set up the Massundocufund, a special COVID-19 relief fund to assist undocumented and mixed status households.
Cosecha is an activist immigrant-led organization that has set up an Undocumented Worker Fund. They are asking people to sign a pledge to donate part of their stimulus check to undocumented families.
SUPPORTING NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES:
Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief: Providing relief support for Diné & Hopi Families affected by the COVID-19 crisis - https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/
www.navajorelief.fund - Sihasin bee Nihxidziil is an on-the-ground community of volunteers purchasing and delivering supplies to high risk areas. Our contributions and donations will go toward the wide-scale effort to strengthen the Navajo communities impacted by COVID-19 by providing critical supplies including needed water, food, sanitation/cleaning, and other priorities identified by community leaders.
Afya Foundation - afyafoundation.org (distributes in Harlem and Hudson, NY, an underserved community, and worldwide). Amazing track record with many tons of donated supplies delivered.
Make the Road NY works with latinx, undocumented, Amazon workers and other communities hardest hit by Covid - maketheroad.org
One Fair Wage Emergency Fund, created to help service workers.
The National Domestic Workers Alliance Coronavirus Care Fund will provide immediate financial support for domestic workers
Bernie Sanders’s organization identified the following six national charities, to which you can donate with one link: the Restaurant Worker Disaster Relief Fund provides direct financial support to restaurant workers in need; the Workers Fund provides direct aid to gig and low-earning contract workers; the National Bail Fund Network’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund gives direct aid to organizations working during the crisis to free individuals in jails and immigration detention centers; CERF+ COVID-19 Response Fund offers a safety net and disaster aid for artists and artisans during the crisis; the Rent Zero Tenant Organizing Fund supports tenants across the country to win eviction moratoria and no rents during the crisis and recovery; and the Amazonians United Mutual Aid Fund is organizing a mutual aid fund for Amazon warehouse workers.
Feeding America supports a nationwide network of 200+ foodbanks
UNITE HERE Education and Support Fund, a nonprofit organization supporting hospitality workers who have been displaced or laid off.
SUPPORT FOR WORKERS IN FOOD SUPPLY INDUSTRIES:
Red Tomato https://redtomato.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI08PQ8fPZ6AIVxJ6zCh355grREAAYASAAEgILIfD_BwE
Farm Aid https://www.farmaid.org/
NAMA (support small-scale fishers) https://www.namanet.org/
Keeping food service workers employed while feeding frontline medical personnel: https://offtheirplate.org/
5 things you can do to support food workers http://foodchainworkers.org/2020/03/5-things-you-can-do-to-support-food-workers/
TO DONATE TIME AND CARE (NOT $):
Mutual Aid groups: Volunteers walk a dog, shop, provide virtual companionship, etc.
Massachusetts Jobs With Justice has this collation of resources and mutual aid groups
The Asian American Resource Workshop has created a wider ranging sheet of resource sand mutual aid groups, with information on how to combat prejudice.
JCRC of Greater Boston (Jewish Community Relations Council) has a long list of volunteer opportunities of many types, related to Covid-19 – you can find it at https://www.jcrcboston.org/covid-19/.
About Fresh produce deliveries: As the COVID-19 crisis continues, the situation of thousands of Boston households is growing more desperate - especially for those with restricted mobility due to the virus or other circumstances. About Fresh is delivering hundreds of boxes of fresh produce to these households every day - and we depend on volunteers to make that possible. If you can donate 4 hours of your time once or twice a week, it will make an enormous difference to us and the households we serve.
Thu, March 4 2021
20 Adar 5781
Upcoming Events
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Thursday ,
MarMarch 4 , 2021Limpieza de Sangre and the “Clash of Civilizations”; Or, What Hath the Soul to Do with Racialized Bodies?
Thursday, Mar 4th 1:30p to 2:30p
In this presentation, Sylvester Johnson will explain the racialization of religion as a central and persisting phenomenon in the making of the West that has targeted Islam, Judaism, and so-called animism. This is part of a Reconstructing Judaism free online lecture series on Jews, Race, & Religion. -
Friday ,
MarMarch 5 , 2021All Ages Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, Mar 5th 6:00p to 6:45p
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 6 , 2021Refugee Shabbat Morning Service
Shabbat, Mar 6th 10:00a to 12:00p
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Sunday ,
MarMarch 7 , 2021Kitah Hey B'nei Mitzvah Cohort Meeting with Rabbi Toba
Sunday, Mar 7th 10:25a to 11:45a
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Sunday ,
MarMarch 7 , 2021
Sunday, Mar 7th 10:30a to 11:30a
The elusive “work-life balance” is out of reach more than ever for parents. Come join other Dorshei Tzedek parents and caregivers in a low-key, judgment-free Zoom space to give and receive support. We will meet for four weeks to talk about what it means to parent “out loud” in the time of COVID-19 and share tips with peers. For more information, email margolis.hadassah@gmail.com. Hadassah Margolis, MSW, LICSW: Hadassah is a clinical social worker and the Lead Therapist at McLean’s Spirituality and Mental Health Department, where she has helped develop the hospital’s first-ever Spirituality and Treatment groups. She is also a staff clinician at the Brandeis Counseling Center. She has over 15 years of group facilitation experience. In 2018, Hadassah, along with Kitty Dukakis, launched the Spirituality and Mental Health Discussion Series, which has expanded into a variety of COVID-coping support groups, workshops, and talks supported by the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project. Hadassah is a 2020 Commonwealth Heroine and was a 2019 CJP Chai in the Hub honoree. -
Sunday ,
MarMarch 7 , 2021
Sunday, Mar 7th 10:30a to 11:00a
The Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) had tremendous success during the past year advocating for policies that improved the lives of Commonwealth residents. When the COVID pandemic tanked the economy, GBIO helped some of the neediest avoid eviction or mortgage foreclosure. Healthcare now includes telehealth visits, notification about out-of-network procedures, and free COVID testing and vaccinations due, in part, to the work of GBIO. In response to the horrific murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman, Massachusetts created the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission. It will have the power to investigate police misconduct, to subpoena records and testimony, and to decertify police officers that have abused their authority. How can BUSY parents and ACTIVE Religious School students get involved with an organization that accomplishes so much for the residents of Massachusetts? What activities should GBIO undertake in the coming year that interest you? Should a religious school class adopt an activity like this in the future as part of the curriculum? Co-Liaisons Louise Enoch and Tony Broh would like your help celebrating GBIO accomplishments and exploring your ideas about greater engagement with the Religious School. For questions or suggestions, email lpenoch@gmail.com or c.anthony@broh.com. -
Tuesday ,
MarMarch 9 , 2021
Tuesday, Mar 9th 3:00p to 5:00p
Presented by Other Israel Film Festival and New Israel Fund From David Ben Gurion to Benjamin Netanyahu, from Golda Meir to Dov Khenin, some of Israel's most outspoken leaders have been reflected upon in the last few years, through provocative films. In this opportune moment, join us for a series of films examining Israeli leaders from the past and present. The series will include films about: David Ben Gurion, Golda Meir, Avigdor Lieberman, Menachem Begin, Dov Khenin, Benjamin Netanyahu and a US premiere about Ehud Olmert. All of the films will be available for viewing for the duration of the two weeks of March 8th through March 23. See information about Q&As and discussions below. -
Wednesday ,
MarMarch 10 , 2021Torah Study
Wednesday, Mar 10th 8:00a to 9:00a
Start your Wednesday mornings with Torah Study! Join Director of Congregational Learning Earnest Vener for a weekly hour-long study of the weekly Torah portion on Wednesdays at 8am. You are welcome to drop in or come weekly. All are welcome and no prior knowledge is required. Please email Earnest at e.vener@dorsheitzedek.org with any questions. -
Wednesday ,
MarMarch 10 , 2021
Wednesday, Mar 10th 5:30p to 5:45p
All are welcome to join Rabbi Toba for a moment of calm each week. The content will vary - a brief teaching, a meditative moment, some music, or another contemplative practice. We will start promptly at 5:30pm each Wednesday, but feel free to drop in at any time. Each session will end with an opportunity for those in mourning or observing a yahrzeit to recite Mourners Kaddish. Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97091443951?pwd=dVk4bFZIVitMcDViYllNQnRIdmhmZz09 -
Wednesday ,
MarMarch 10 , 2021
Wednesday, Mar 10th 7:30p to 9:00p
We are excited to welcome back Dr. Irit Aharony, who will offer to members of CDT a three-session course on “Israel’s Many Cultures: Together or Apart?” The course will explore the diversity of Israeli cultures, highlighting both commonalities and tensions among its diverse communities. Each session will emphasize a different art form and explore a particular formation of Israeli voices. The classes will be conducted in English, and readings will be available in Hebrew and English. Advance reading will be necessary only for the final session. “In many small windows, through side entrances” (Yehuda Amichai): Questions of immigration, otherness and belonging, “here” versus “there” in Israeli art, with an emphasis on Russian and Ethiopian new Israelis (עולים חדשים) Irit Aharony is Senior Preceptor in Hebrew at Harvard University, where she teaches courses in Hebrew language, culture, and literature. She holds a PhD in Hebrew literature from Bar-Ilan University. She has taught classes at CDT in the past, to great acclaim.
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