Our Washington office promotes
the interests and concerns of The Jewish Federations of North America, the
umbrella organization uniting 156 Jewish Federations and 400 independent
communities, to members of Congress and the Administration. The Jewish
Federations of North America's Washington office works to ensure that the
voice of the Jewish federations is a prominent force in health and human service
policy decisions.
Our Public
Policy Priorities
Our Washington
office advocates on issues of concern to the Jewish federations, including
long-term care and prescription drug benefits for Jewish elderly, assistance to
Jewish families at risk and strengthening the capacity of the not-for-profit
sector. Following are just some example of how The Jewish Federations of
North America's Washington office promotes the interests of the Jewish
Federation movement in Washington, D.C.
View our public policy priorities.
Letter to Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit
Reduction
In October 2011, JFNA sent this letter to the Congressional Joint Select
Committee on Deficit Reduction (The "Super-Committee") in order to present the
Jewish community's feedback and concerns to the committee.
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
Faced with
the prospects of increased service demands and associated costs with the
expected doubling of the older adult population over the next 20 years, Jewish
Federations of North America launched in 2000 its National NORCS Aging In Place
Initiative to test the efficacy and adaptability of the NORC-SSP paradigm. The
Initiative, funded through federal demonstration grants and a host of local
matching sources, involves more than 40 projects in 25 states that are projected
to serve upwards of 20,000 older adults during the demonstration periods.
To learn more about NORCs, please visit the NORC National Aging in Place Initiative website
at www.norcs.com.
Advocacy in Washington
Every year The Jewish Federations
of North America's Washington office brings hundreds of volunteer and
professional leaders from across the country to Washington,
D.C. Participants of The Jewish Federations of North America's Washington Missions Program come from far and near to tell
their representatives about concerns facing their local communities.