 Adopt-A-School |
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NCJW has established an educational partnership with the Garfield Elementary School in Chicago Heights. Members volunteer in several ways. They read to groups of young children in the library, talk about great works of art, or provide one-on-one tutoring to students in need. NCJW also supports school-wide cultural events and responds to requests from teachers for materials to enhance classroom learning. |
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| Albine Gerson Layette Project |
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Volunteers provide layette packages to young women completing Aunt Marthaҳ Youth Services prenatal program. The beautiful layettes include an assortment of new and gently used baby clothes, blankets, towels, diapers and toys. The one-of-a-kind layettes are an added bonus to the young women who complete the program. This project is named for its first chairperson, Albine Gerson, whose attention to detail set the highest standard for this worthy activity. |
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| Aunt Martha's Youth Services Holiday Gift Project |
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The South Cook Section provides children and teens living in Aunt Martha's Youth Services group homes with gifts during the holiday season. At a special event, members bring gifts and visit with residents. Giving extra attention to the residents during the holiday season is appreciated by the recipients. |
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| Camp Quality |
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Volunteers provide a day of entertainment, crafts and lunch to an international camp in Frankfort, Illinois for children with cancer. |
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| Court Watch |
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Volunteers monitor cases of domestic violence in the local courts, providing a watchful eye on an overbooked caseload. |
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| Elyse Bell Traveling Players |
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Members create original productions of drama and music that provide entertainment to mentally challenged children and adults in the south suburbs. The Traveling Players is the longest running service project of the South Cook Section. The troupe is named for Elyse Bell, to honor her creativity and passion for this project. |
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| HIPPY(Home Instruction Program for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) |
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This program was brought to the south suburbs by NCJW. Administered by Aunt Marthaҳ Youth Services, the program trains para-professionals to go into the homes of disadvantaged families, teaching parents how to be their childrenҳ first teacher. The Section provides books, school supplies and needed items for pre-school children. |
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| Mini-Grants |
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Successful teacher applicants are awarded funding to develop and implement creative, supplemental classroom projects. Teachers seek funding for advanced technology, science, reading, and art projects, which foster critical thinking.
Click on the following links for instructions and forms:
Application Instructions
Application Form
Evaluation Form
The Mini Grant project led to a new project, the Garfield Elementary School Adopt-A-School Program. This occurred when it was noted that the dedicated teachers from this school were consistently requesting funds not for supplementary educational projects but for basic needs that could not be met by the school. As an ‘adopted’ school, Garfield is not eligible to receive Mini-Grants.
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| PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) Emergency Fund |
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The Section provides supplies to help PADS meet the needs of those seeking temporary shelter in the south suburbs. |
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| Respond Now |
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The Section provides food, hygiene items and financial support to this local agency for south suburban area residents in need. |
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The South Cook Section supports awarding scholarships to deserving individuals in the community.
Prairie State College Book Scholarships - South Cook provides book scholarships to deserving, non-traditional, female students at the college.
Sanctuary Project - South Cook provides children in the Sanctuary Project with funding to participate in summer programs that otherwise could not be funded by the parent agency, the South Suburban Family Shelter. In the past, children have attended day camp, specialty programs, academic reinforcement programs, swimming, and horseback riding classes.
State Representative Scholarship Review Committee - The South Cook Section is entrusted to read and evaluate district applications for State sponsored scholarships.
Download the application here.
Anita M. Stone Jewish Community Center Camp Scholarships - South Cook provides children of single Jewish parents funding for summer camp at the local Jewish community center.
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| School Mitzvah Project |
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The Section works in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago to assist south suburban Jewish families in need of general and specific school supplies for their children, enabling them to start the school year with tools for success. |
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| Seniors Hot Lunch Program |
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South Cook provides a monthly nutritious hot lunch to Shalom Over 50 group participants. It also hosts an entertaining holiday program for the members. |
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| South Suburban Family Shelter |
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The Section co-sponsors an annual conference on domestic violence issues to increase awareness of services.
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*For more information on community services and programs, send an email to Marianne Switt at communityservices@ncjwsouthcook.org. |
