Jewishness Care

A survey released by Jewish Care Victoria offers some valuable insights into what the community expects in relation to the ‘Jewishness’ of its services. Read more

Melbourne’s Jewish Care goes retail

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has announced the launch of its new shopping website, Shop Jewish Care. Read more

King David Students Support Jewish Care Clients

Jewish Care will substantially enhance support for families and carers of Jewish people living with a disability, thanks to some clear thinking and top decision making from Melbourne’s King David School students. Read more

Jewish Care Builds Management Leaders

Management training using real-world examples and case studies from Jewish Care Victoria policies, procedures and templates brought learning to life for 34 staff who recently graduated from the Certificate IV in Frontline Management. Read more

The Untitled Book Club

Jewish Care residents, clients and volunteers now have a new place to meet, talk and share their enthusiasm with like-minded bookworms at the new Book Club held monthly at The Lamm Jewish Library of Australia…but the club has no name. Read more

Making living at home easier

Elderly members of our community who choose to live independently at home will benefit from Jewish Care’s announcement that it has secured 61 new government-funded Home Care packages – over a 30% boost to the existing numbers of Home Care packages. Read more

Moishe House Australia says thank you

The first Moishe House in Australia has said thank you to its backers. Read more

Kick for a Cause

The annual Over 30s Kick for a Cause AFL charity footy match was played on a sunny Queen’s Birthday long weekend at East Caulfield Reserve where 40 friends got together to help raise money for Jewish Care Victoria and Melbourne Jewish Charity Fund (MJCF). Read more

Friends of Montefiore celebrate 30 years

The Friends of Montefiore Annual Brunch has celebrated its 30th year. Read more

Maccabi and Jewish Care join forces to help the disabled

Maccabi Victoria and Jewish Care have released their joint Research Project Report “All Abilities Needs Analysis”, seeking to improve the positive outcomes of people with disabilities in the Victorian Jewish community through sport and active recreation. Read more

Jewish Care’s 2013 Appeal

Around 400 philanthropists and supporters have attended a function in Melbourne to raise money for Jewish Care Victoria’s 2013 Annual Appeal.  Read more

A new award for Yvonne

Yvonne Rosengarten has won “Outstanding Individual Achievement” in the Primary Care category at the 2013 Victorian Minister for Health Volunteer Awards. Read more

Volunteers recognised

Melbourne’s Jewish Care acknowledged its staff and volunteers for their exceptional contributions at its recent annual Staff and Volunteers Service and Excellence Awards ceremony. Read more

A special art exhibition

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has launched an exhibition of artwork by adults living with a mental health condition to raise awareness and support participants in their journey to recovery. Read more

165 years of care

Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu MLA will next Wednesday evening launch Jewish Care Victoria’s historic 165th anniversary following its establishment in 1848. Read more

Jewish Care Rabbi Wins Police Community Accolade

Jewish Care’s Rabbi Meir Shlomo Kluwgant has been awarded this year’s Police Community Exemplary Award. Read more

Developing our Youth

For ten years Jewish Care’s innovative Young Achievers Program (YAP) has helped our youth to develop life skills, improve self-confidence and reach higher. Read more

Saving is kids’ stuff…

Saver Plus, the financial education and matched savings program developed by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and ANZ, is encouraging a new generation of children to save. Read more

Getting to hear you…

Victoria’s Jewish Care is supporting adults living at The Manders Villas in Caulfield to raise their health awareness by inviting hearing specialists to talk to them about the range of free hearing services available. Read more

Focus Group at Jewish Care

Melbourne’s Jewish Care recently hosted a focus group of adults living with a disability to source important feedback to ensure an upcoming a customer satisfaction survey is accessible to as many members of our community as possible. Read more

Melbourne’s Young Achievers

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has wrapped up its 2012 Young Achiever Program with dinner for graduates recently at Caulfield Park Pavilion  to celebrate another successful and rewarding year. Read more

New Development Chief for Jewish Care

Melbourne’s Jewish Care  has announced the appointment of Mark Joel to the Jewish Care Executive team in the role of General Manager, Development. Read more

Change at the top at Jewish Care

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has announced a new President and Treasurer to lead lead the organisation into 2013. Read more

Building Life Skills

A $10,000 grant from a private community philanthropic fund will enable Melbourne’s Jewish Care to offer a series of workshops to improve life skills and quality of life for adults living with a disability. Read more

Book launch reveals bright future

The launch of a new book at the Jewish Holocaust Museum on 18 November 2012 marked not only one man’s triumph over unspeakable adversity but an important contribution to Jewish community Holocaust memoirs. Read more

Live Governorship for Dr John Serry

A Life Governorship Award was presented to Dr John Serry who has been a dedicated Chair of the Jewish Mutual Loan Company Committee since 1991 and member of Melbourne Jewish Aid Society since 1987 at Jewish Care Victoria’s Annual General Meeting. Read more

Melbourne Cup “winner” visits Jewish Care residence

Hava Nagila is a Shetland pony with a Jewish soul. Fed a special diet of gefilte fish, chopped liver and matzah, he sprinted across the line at Flemington this past Tuesday to claim his 10^th Melbourne Cup title in as many years. Read more

Jewish Care Welcomes Tzeddy

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has run a competition to name its new mascot. Read more

The Manders Villas: A tribute to two philanthropists

Jewish Care Victoria is proud to announce that Glen Eira Villas, its flagship independent living accommodation for adults with a disability, has been renamed The Richard and Marietta Manders Villas. Read more

Rabbis raise the bar for spiritual care

Learning has been a lifelong journey for five Melbourne Rabbis – orthodox and conservative – who graduated this month from an accredited course to enhance interpersonal skills and improve standards of spiritual care delivery across all sectors of the community. Read more

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