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Skip to navigation [n] Skip to content [c] Skip to footer [f] Menu About Us Our Work NCJW Near You Leadership Resources NCJWebinars Register to Vote News Shop NCJW Search Join Act Donate Your browser is outdated, it may not render this page properly, please upgrade . NCJW Abortion and Jewish Values Toolkit Read it here S c r o l l d o w n 3 Things you can do by yourself by yourself with your friends with your community Urge your senators to take up the HEROES Act today! Tell Congress: Support the Justice in Policing Act Condemn Police Brutality Host a screening of Birthright: A War Story! Join our monthly webinar series: Lead organizing skills for grassroots advocates Administration to create harmful, federal definition of sex Start an NCJW Action Team in your community Tell your story to celebrate 125 years of NCJW Israel at 70 90,000 activists fighting for women, children, and families “Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:18). This clarion call to action is the guiding imperative of National Council of Jewish Women. A faith in the future. A belief in action. Making a Difference 125 For 125 years, NCJW has advanced social change through advocacy and community service using a Jewish lens to bring activists and volunteers together in communities across the country and across generations. Our Community What our sections and members are doing through advocacy and community service The Talk Project NCJW | LA launched The Talk Project, a program to educate high school teens about sexual violence in February 2016. In FY 2017, the Talk Project reached almost 2000 students through workshops, had 25 peer educators, and involved 9 schools and 1 youth group. The program was inspired by the… Building bridges with books Beginning three years ago, a group of NCJW members with expertise in education researched a number of schools to identify those whose libraries and students could truly benefit from program to enhance library resources. Since then the section has donated and shelved over 10,000 books, either improving or creating libraries at five schools. Jewish and Muslim Women Work Together for Justice in Minnesota NCJW Minnesota Section’s Muslim and Jewish Women of Minnesota (MJWMn) challenges commonly held narratives about what it means to be Muslim or Jewish women. MJCWMn is a coalition of three organizations: NCJW has a 123 year history; Rabata and Reviving Sisterhood are new, startup organizations. They initially came together around… Kids Community Closet Making sure that children have what they need to be able to attend school is a concern shared by many NCJW sections. NCJW Palm Beach Section established Kids Community Closet – secured emergency closets in thirteen local public elementary schools in which at least 90% of the attending children qualify for free or reduced lunch, the federal measure of poverty. The closets are stocked with pants and shorts, collared jerseys, underwear and socks. On request, the section provides school supplies and personal care items, and through its partnership with Jacob’s Shoes, a Margate, FL non-profit, schools are able to obtain free footwear for their students. Get involved locally Find an NCJW Near You See More Stories News & Updates What we're up to – all across the world. 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