NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women Inc.) Nashville Section
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801 Percy Warner Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37205
Organization Details

Programs

Budget
$24,000.00
Description
For over fifty years, this project has offered interest-free loans to worthy students who otherwise would not have been able to complete their education. The project receives its funding from contributions made to the Scholarship Fund and repayments of loans by past recipients. The loans are granted and administered through the Scholarship Loan Committee and are offered to any qualified applicant as a loan of last resort.
Beneficiaries
Adolescents
Long-term Success
Hundreds of students over the past 50 years have received financial assistance in the form of an interest-free loan to receive higher education. The fund continues to be able to serve its goal of assisting students in Middle Tennessee with pursuing their higher education goals
Short-term Success
This year, all applicants were approved to receive the loan following their application process.
Program Areas Served
Education, Students, Loan
Description
Provides Rosh Hashanah baskets for seniors living on their own.
Program Areas Served
Nashville
Budget
$10,000.00
Description
Court Appointed Special Advocates is designed to keep children from becoming lost in the foster care system. Volunteers are lay guardians appointed by the juvenile judge to monitor the court ordered placement of dependent and neglected children.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$5,000.00
Description
Provides a monthly kosher food box for needy Jewish families.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$2,029.00
Description
A rehabilitative home for mothers who are recovering from drug addiction and their children. NCJW members assist in stocking the children's library and playroom and have served dinner to residents during their treatment.
Program Areas Served
None

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments

NCJW continues to build on its storied past and build community by offering attractive volunteer opportunities and meaningful relationships among its members. The organization is working to increase its membership among all age groups and make its good works more visible in the city,