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

Federal Minister for Aged Care tours Montefiore Randwick Campus

Sydney’s Sir Moses Montefiore Jewish Home Randwick has hosted a visit from the Federal Minister for Aged Care and Minister Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt. 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

Monte talks about its services

Sydney’s Montefiore Aged Care Homes has released  a new video featuring its  Allied  Health Services. 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

Art exhibition shines a light on palliative care

Sydney’s Jewish House has joined Palliative Care NSW in supporting the Reflections of Care art exhibition. Read more

Exploring Creativity Through Cooking with Jewish Care’s Disability Residents

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

National Volunteer Week at the Monte

Sydney’s Montefiore Home celebrated National Volunteer Week 2016  with an Israeli breakfast and presentation of service awards at the Randwick Campus. Read more

V-Day commemoration

Over 100 members of the Russian-speaking community joined various community leaders in attending the V-Day commemoration at Waverley Park in Sydney.  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

Rose Batty speaks at Jewish House gala dinner

Over 800 guests attended Sydney’s The Jewish House’s Gala Dinner at which 2015 Australian of the Year Rosy Batty spoke of her personal experiences of family violence. Read more

White Ribbon Day Men’s Breakfast at JewishCare

Over 120 members have attended Sydney’s JewishCare’s annual White Ribbon Day Mens Breakfast. 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

JewishCare volunteers acknowledged

Sydney JewishCare volunteers have been acknowledged by Centre for Volunteering NSW at functions held in Randwick and Castle Hill. 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

Trivia night at the Monte

More than 170 people attended the Sydney Montefiore Home Ladies Committee 5th annual trivia evening . 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

Homelessness Prevention Week

Homelessness Prevention Week is an annual event that reminds us all that there are people currently homeless or at risk of homelessness. But what do we really understand about the issue of homelessness, especially how it is experienced by the Victorian Jewish community? Read more

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