National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland (NCJW/CLE) Seeks Nominees for the 2024 $10,000 Roslyn Z. Wolf Grant Award A $10,000 grant will be presented to a non-profit organization proposing a program that demonstrates an outstanding contribution to our community in the areas of youth, family and education. Organizations with a budget of $1,000,000 or less, and those that exemplify NCJW/CLE’s mission …

 Criteria: The award recipient of the $10,000 Roslyn Z. Wolf Award will be a project of a not-for-profit organization that embodies the mission of National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland (NCJW/CLE)—to improve the lives of women, children and families in Northeast Ohio. Organizations must have a total budget of $1,000,000 or less to be eligible. Previous winners are eligible to reapply …

We need to Take Action NOW to stop the criminalization of Brittany Watts for her miscarriage. Brittany Watts experienced a miscarriage and is being criminalized for her pregnancy loss by Ohio prosecutors. Brittany is currently awaiting a grand jury decision on whether she will stand trial for a felony for how she responded in a moment that should never have …

Take Action House Bill 183 would require students in primary and secondary schools as well as institutions of higher education to use restrooms and other facilities that align with their sex assigned at birth. It would also prohibit them from sharing overnight accommodations with individuals of the opposite sex from their sex assigned at birth. This is yet another state-sponsored attack …

Take Action House Bill 68 would ban critical, gender-affirming healthcare for minors, while further stigmatizing the transgender and non-binary community and their needs. Important medical decisions should remain between youths, their families, and medical providers – not our politicians. This harmful legislation also negatively impacts physicians by threatening to remove the licenses of those who provide gender-affirming care and opening …

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PROGRAM WELCOME PRESENTATION OF THE ADVOCACY IN ACTION AWARD TO WENDIE FORMAN PROGRAM INTRODUCTION PANEL PRESENTATION Q&A SPEAKER BIOS Ryan Zymler (Moderator) Ryan Clopton-Zymler (he/they) is an activist, educator, emcee and advocate from Cleveland, Ohio. They are a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, with a Master of Science in Social Administration and they received a Bachelor of Arts in …

Israeli women are organizing through their deep pain and trauma, and National Council of Jewish Women is here for them. Through our Israel Granting Program (IGP) Emergency Appeal, NCJW is building on our long history of work in Israel to support marginalized communities through a gender lens, supporting organizers on the ground who place women, children, and families front and center. NCJW …

  Here are ways to take action: 1. Sign onto the NCJW “Voices for Hostages” campaign by clicking here. You will be part of a growing list of 6,500 global women leaders applying pressure to international governments, organizations, and civil society groups to do everything in their power to secure the release of 199+ kidnapped civilians held hostage by Hamas …