Thanks to the generous support of nearly 500 donors, the Jewish Hartford Rapid Relief and Recovery Fund has raised nearly $1 million for pandemic relief in Greater Hartford's Jewish community! We are so grateful for this support, and we hope you enjoy the short thank-you message below.

Click the image above to watch the thank-you video.

Over the past few months, donors' contributions have made the following grants possible:

• $88,000 to support basic human needs such as food and emergency financial assistance for individuals and families
• $285,000 to 11 local Jewish agencies to help mitigate the economic challenges caused by COVID-19, including:
• $165,000 for organizational sustainability
• $60,000 for need-based day school scholarships
• $60,000 for PPE and pandemic-related capital needs
• $52,000 in small grants to 16 synagogues to help them defray the cost of unanticipated High Holiday expenses, such as outdoor tents and live-streaming equipment

The impact will continue to resonate:

• This month, the Grantmaking Committee intends to award larger grants to synagogues to bolster their operations. We will be providing more information soon.
• Also in November, the Jewish Free Loan Fund of Greater Hartford will begin accepting interest-free loan applications from local individuals, families, and businesses in need. A handful of donors contributed $175,000 to the RRR Fund specifically to establish this fund.
• The Grantmaking Committee has earmarked an additional $137,000 for basic human needs and $40,000 for community needs, including those of agencies, to be granted on an emergent basis.

For more information on the grantmaking process and on grants to individual agencies, click here.

Thank you for your support.