OUR WORK
IN NEW YORK

The Statue of Liberty. The Brooklyn Bridge. And UJA. We’re an iconic part of this great city and the surrounding region that so many proudly call home.
Since 1917, we’ve been at the forefront of delivering life-changing human services and investing in the places where Jewish identity takes root.

Today, we’re focused on helping the Jewish community stay secure and thriving. Providing indispensable human services for Jews in need and vulnerable New Yorkers of all backgrounds. Convening diverse Jewish voices around issues of common cause.  Building bridges between Jewish New Yorkers and our neighbors, so we can stand together against antisemitism and hate in all its forms. And now we’re playing a critical role in helping Ukrainian refugees acclimate to a new life in New York.

It doesn’t get more New York than UJA.

BUILDING A BETTER NEW YORK

In the wake of the Covid pandemic, we’re helping New Yorkers get back on their feet. The Jack and Shirley Silver Hub in Queens and neighborhood satellite hubs are positioned to help people access food, employment support, and mental health services. And we’re using this moment to reimagine Jewish life, online and off. Back to normal isn’t enough. We’re aiming higher.

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Our Impact

  • 1.9 million New Yorkers visited our partners' food pantries.

  • Nearly 17.4 million pounds of food were distributed by local nonprofit partners last year.

  • 643,000 hours of mental health services provided.

  • 42,600 New Yorkers received pro bono legal services.

  • 13,000 seniors received friendly visits from local partners.

  • 8,300 New Yorkers received treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.

  • Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp
  • Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds
  • Rising Treetops at Oakhurst
  • Surprise Lake Camp
  • Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts
  • Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations
  • Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
  • The New York Board of Rabbis
  • Westchester Jewish Council
  • DOROT
  • Hebrew Free Burial Association 
  • Hebrew Free Loan Society
  • JCCA
  • JASA
    The Jewish Board 
  • Jewish Deaf Resource Center
  • Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
  • The New Jewish Home
  • New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) 
  • Selfhelp Community Services
  • Westchester Jewish Community Services 
  • Columbia/Barnard Hillel - The Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life
  • Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York University
  • Hillel at Baruch College
  • Hillel at Binghamton University
  • Hillel at the College of Staten Island
  • Hillel at Stony Brook
  • Hillels of Westchester
  • Hofstra University Hillel
  • Hunter Hillel
  • Queens College Hillel
  • Tanger Hillel at Brooklyn College 
  • 92nd Street Y
  • Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC
  • Boro Park Y
  • Bronx House
  • Commonpoint Queens
  • Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst 
  • Educational Alliance
  • Harold and Elaine Shames JCC on the Hudson
  • The Hebrew Educational Society
  • Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester
  • Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island
  • Kings Bay Y
  • The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC
  • Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
  • Mid-Island Y JCC
  • Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC)
  • Riverdale YM-YWHA
    Sephardic Community Center 
  • Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach
  • Sid Jacobson JCC
  • Suffolk YJCC
  • YM&YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood 
  • Hazon
  • The Jewish Education Project
  • Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
  • Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp
  • Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds
  • Rising Treetops at Oakhurst
  • Surprise Lake Camp
  • Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts

New Yorkers Have Big Hearts

Volunteers across New York are heroes making a difference — like Alla and her children who helped Holocaust survivors in their Brooklyn neighborhood.

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