SAVING JEWISH LIVES AROUND THE WORLD!

The United Jewish Federation of San Diego County identifies and funds social service, educational and humanitarian needs locally, in Israel and around the world. Through its network of agencies and programs, the Federation helps alleviate Jewish poverty, provide emergency relief, ensure a Jewish future, and support the San Diego community.

UJC PROVIDES AID TO MAYANMAR VICTIMS

Our overseas partner, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), has opened an emergency mailbox to raise relief funds for victims following May 3rd’s Cyclone Nargis, which devastated portions of Myanmar. Funds are being collected to aid the estimated several hundred thousand cyclone victims without shelter and safe drinking water on a non-sectarian basis. The efforts are part of JDC’s International Development Program (IDP) which responds to natural and manmade disasters, providing immediate relief and long term assistance. To donate, click here.

YAD Tzedakah Ball 2008
Don't miss YAD's biggest party of the year, featuring casino-style gaming, vodka bar, chocolate tasting, music, great raffle prizes, and more!  Click here for more information and to buy your tickets now! Read more about this exciting event. 

UJF exceeds fundraising goal on Super Sunday
Hundreds of volunteers joined the UJF for their annual Super Sunday phone-a-thon.  Click here to read how much was raised. Read the article from SDJewishWorld.  Watch the news clip from FOX6.

Alon Schuster, Mayor of Sha'ar Hanegev tours San Diego and Visits San Diego's Mayor, Jerry Sanders.

Alon Schuster - Mayor of the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council visited San Diego and met with officials and dignitaries from the community, including Mayor Sanders. Click here to learn more about Alon's visit.

UJF dollars support Sha'ar Hanegev & Sderot

Nearly every day, barrages of missles shake the north-western Negev, hitting the region of Sha'ar Hanegev and the city of Sderot. Read a letter from Alon Schuster, Mayor of Sha'ar Hanegev. Read how your donations provide emergency support. More Get a first-hand report from voices of Sderot.


The Jewish Agency for Israel is providing field trips for 6,000 students living in Sderot and the surrounding area, taking them on educational or recreational activites outside the zone which has come under continuous rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. Click here to learn more.

 The UJC/Federation Israel Emergency Campaign (IEC) Work Group today allocated $400,000 to provide respite for traumatized youth in Sderot, the southern Israeli town suffering daily Kassam rocket attacks by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Click here to Help Give Hope.