The country’s largest Jewish-centric foundation, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, announced recently that it will give $8.1 million to 14 organizations that help families and friends who are the primary caregivers to their chronically ill, disabled and elderly loved ones.
The grants, which are part of the foundation’s Family and Informal Caregiver Support Program, are intended to help innovative projects that help train and educate informal caregivers.
According to the Weinberg foundation, 75 percent of people who receive primary care get it from family members and other informal caregivers — with approximately 30 million adults providing ongoing care for family and friends.
Among the grantees, three are Jewish: Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee in Florida ($708,229); Jewish Healthcare Foundation in Pittsburgh, Pa. ($300,000); and Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, N.Y. ($300,000).
Three of the grantees are in California: The Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley ($706,659); the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association of Southern California in Los Angeles ($750,000) and the Southern Caregiver Resource Center in San Diego ($540,000). — jta