Jewish Care Victoria offers COVID-19 interes- free hardship loans

Jewish Care Victoria has launched a special COVID-19 Interest-Free Hardship Loan, offering financial support to members of the community adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

Jewish Care Victoria Launches COVID-19 Helpline

Jewish Care Victoria has launched a COVID-19 Helpline to assist and support those in the Victorian Jewish community impacted by the Coronavirus. Read more

Celebrating a decade of Gary Smorgon House

Jewish Care’s Gary Smorgon House in Melbourne has celebrated 10 years of enriching lives for Elders in the Victorian Jewish community. Read more

Holckner Family donates $5 million to Jewish Care

Jewish Care Victoria has received a $5 million donation from Charles Holckner and his family as part of the organisation’s Growing. For our Community. Capital Campaign. Read more

Friends of Montefiore Raise $80,000

Over 300 guests attended the 36th Annual Friends of Montefiore Lunch in Melbourne. Read more

Jewish Care marches with Pride

Jewish Care Victoria is proud to have walked in the 24^thAnnual Midsumma Pride March. Read more

Jewish Care Victoria awards construction contract for new active living centre

Jewish Care Victoria has awarded the contract for the construction of the $7.15 million, state-of-the-art Anne & Eric Smorgon Active Living Centre to Four Square Pty Ltd. Read more

Jewish Care: enriching lives for 170 years

Jewish Care Victoria celebrated its 170-year anniversary by previewing a new hardcover book paying tribute to the history of the organisation. Read more

Generations of women tackling homelessness

320 women came together in support of Jewish Care Victoria’s Housing Support Program at the 22^ndAnnual Generations of Women Brunch. Read more

New community partnership provides Shabbat meals to those in need

A recently launched partnership between Jewish Care Victoria and Our Village Kitchen is enabling families experiencing tough times to enjoy cooked Shabbat meals while providing adults living with a disability with meaningful opportunities to give back to their community. Read more

Jewish Care receives Better Practice Commendation Award

Jewish Care Victoria has been awarded the highly regarded Best Practice Commendation Award from the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency. Read more

Jewish Care Victoria Launches New Video in Honour of Mental Health Week

To honour Mental Health Week (9-15 October 2016) – an annual campaign to raise awareness of mental health, Jewish Care is launching the next video in its Reach Out, Speak Out series, ‘Dov’s Story’. Read more

Jewish Care Launches Mental Health Video Campaign for R U OK? Day

Jewish Care Victoria launched its new mental health awareness video campaign, Reach Out, Speak Out on R U OK? Day, 8 September 2016 – a national day of action for suicide prevention. Read more

Jewish Care and The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence Enhance Responsiveness to the Jewish Community

Jewish Care Victoria and The Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence (JTAFV) have reached an agreement regarding the JTAFV’s telephone support line. Read more

New partnership offers improved response in addressing family violence in Jewish Community

Jewish Care Victoria has partnered with Inner South Community Health Service to enable Jewish community members who have experienced family violence to access a culturally appropriate service response. Read more

Jewish Care Hosts 35 Israeli Delegates from Disability Sector

Jewish Care Victoria hosted a group of 35 Israeli professionals and owners of private and not-for-profit organisations that provide services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Read more

Jewish Care brunch

Jewish Care Victoria has hosted its 33rd Annual Friends of Montefiore Brunch. Read more

Jewish Care finalises arrangement with Melbourne’s CSG

Jewish Care Victoria has formalised its ongoing partnership with Melbourne’s Community Security Group  via a Memorandum of Understanding. Read more

We have dreams

Melbourne’s Jewish Care’s Disability Services clients share their dreams in this moving video. Read more

Jewish Care annual appeal dinner attracts over 400

Jewish Care Victoria has hosted over 420 supporters at its 2016 Annual Appeal Dinner. Read more

Exploring Creativity Through Cooking with Jewish Care’s Disability Residents

Galit Ben David’s cooking passion started at home. Read more

Melbourne’s Jewish Care appeal gets underway

Jewish Care Victoria has launched its 2016 Annual Appeal with this year’s first Major Donor Dinner, held at Jeanne Pratt’s ‘Raheen’ residence in Kew. Read more

With a little help from my friends

Melbourne’s Jewish Care will launch its 2016 Annual Appeal tomorrow with the first of several donor events that will aim to raise $3.6 million for the many programs and services that receive little or no government funding. Read more

Aged care residents celebrate first ever Bar and Bat Mitzvahs

Jewish Care Victoria has hosted a special Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony for 75 of its aged care residents who had never celebrated this religious milestone. Read more

Belated Bar and Batmitzvahs

Melbourne’s Jewish Care will host a special ceremony for its aged care residents who haven’t yet celebrated their Bar or Bat MitzvahMany residents missed out on this significant life event due to reasons such as living through times of war and communism. Read more

Changing Perceptions about Disability

Members of Melbourne’s Jewish community with disabilities have messages for J-Wire readers… Read more

A special day for those with disabilities

Melbourne’s Jewish Care has marked the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) with a vibrant family event. Read more

Jewish Care at Disability Expo

Jewish Care Victoria, as part of the Jewish Disability Network has co-hosted the Jewish Disability Services Expo at Melbourne’s Beth Weizmann Community Centre. Read more

An award for Mary

Melbourne’s Smorgon Family Nursing Home facilitator Mary McHugh has won the Non-Executive Not for Profit leadership award at the 10th Annual SACS Awards. Read more

Jewish Care gets words of wisdom

The senior residents of Melbourne’s Jewish Care share their beliefs and wisdom by answering questions about self, money, being a good Jew and what words of advice they can share with young people…a J-Wire video report. Read more

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