Connect to Care Job Fair

March 10, 2010: UJA-Federation of New York's Connect to Care Job fair serves the Brooklyn community.

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Connect to Jobs

Now Connect to Care has expanded to include a new initiative – Connect to Jobs – designed to address the large number of Jews who remain out of work and are seeking opportunities to re-enter the labor market.

Connect to Jobs offers a meaningful way for UJA-Federation volunteers and business leaders to help our community get back to work.

There is no fee for this service – it’s part of UJA-Federation and F•E•G•S’s commitment to our community.

You can post your company’s open positions online or by contacting Lisa Futterman, director of employment services at F.E.G.S., at 1.212.366.8338. If you know someone who is looking for a job, please refer him or her as well.

Connect to Jobs offers a meaningful opportunity to help our fellow community members who are struggling with joblessness. Download brochure (PDF).

The Jewish Community Is Here For You

In this recession, many of us find ourselves in need of support — even those of us who never expected to need assistance. But the Jewish community is here.

The Challenges of This Recession

In the last year, more people — tens of thousands more — have turned to our beneficiary agencies for help. In a UJA-Federation survey, agencies said that from 2008 to 2009 requests increased by: 

  • 55 percent for rent subsidies.
  • 45 percent for legal services.
  • 39 percent for housing services.
  • 25 to 33 percent for programs including day camps, scholarships, medical and health insurance, emergency cash assistance, and job training.

UJA-Federation’s Response

UJA-Federation of New York created Connect to Care, an initiative that capitalizes on our unique capacity to respond to a communitywide crisis and uses our vast network of agencies to leverage the services and strengths of many of the New York area’s most prestigious and effective human-service agencies and Jewish community centers. 

Operating from multiservice centers and local synagogues throughout New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, Connect to Care provides access to a wide range of services, including: 

  • Employment and career-transition services.
  • Financial consulting, debt counseling, and budget assistance.
  • Legal services.
  • Supportive counseling and Jewish spiritual care.

Since April 2009, more than 46,100 people have been served by Connect to Care.

For help and additional information, contact or call UJA-Federation’s J11 information and referral center at 1-877-UJA-NYJ11 (1-877-852-6951). Or find a Connect to Care center near you.

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