Covid-19: Stories of Our Impact

Since the Covid-19 crisis outbreak in the New York area, with UJA’s support our nonprofit partners have responded to a range of critical needs. Here are the stories of how our partners helped New Yorkers during this pandemic.

Covid-19: Stories of Our Impact

When Ana lost her job as a lunch helper in a public school and an afternoon babysitter because of the pandemic, she worried for the future. Commonpoint Queens helped Ana get free training that led to a new job as a home health aide. “I’m feeling much more confident about the future now,” Ana says. Read more.

Alexandra, a senior at The Leffell School in Westchester, a coeducational Jewish day school, is glad to attend classes in person again. A UJA grant to nearly 50 Jewish day schools across the New York region, serving 35,000 students, made it possible. “There’s something special about being in a physical classroom again after being virtual for so long,” Alexandra says. Read more.