TEMPLE ISRAEL IDEA BANK SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECTS
Listed below are several Social Justice Projects from other Jewish Communities that you may have an interest in helping to start in Tulsa.
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BRIEF SUMMARY
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| 1. Black-Jewish Dialog | Establish a series of study circles with an African-American church in an effort to facilitate dialogue. |
| 2. Breaking Circle of Hate | Develop one-day event designed to sensitize the congregation's youth to anti-Semitism and racism. |
| 3. Free Professional Services | Coordinate donation of physician and attorney services to those who are unable to pay. |
| 4. On-the-Job-Training | Use members of congregation to assist with area business development or to teach others skills needed for employment. |
| 5. Organ Donor Shabbat | Dedicate a Shabbat service to the cause of organ and tissue donation. |
| 6. Phone Companions for Seniors | Provide volunteers who make reassurance phone calls to homebound elderly people. |
| 7. Project Ezra | Have volunteers take individuals shopping, provide home visits, and facilitate medical assistance. |
| 8. Respite Care for Foster Parents | Provide a day of activities for foster care children, allowing parents time off to catch up, rest, and renew themselves. |
| 9. Rotating Tzedakah Box | Rotate where donations are directed, thus allowing contributions to the tzedakah box to serve a variety of efforts. |
| 10. SHOFAR Project | Provide assistance, support, advocacy and education for individuals who are impacted by HIV/AIDS. |
| 11. People of the Book Literacy Project | Provide money, tutors, and library materials for schools and/or children at risk. |
| 12. Project Heart--Help Educate and Renew Trust | Establish an after-school academic enrichment program for minority children. |
| 13. Temple Community Service Corps | Offer summer employment to qualified high school and college youth in selected community agencies. |
| 14. Community Wide Health Fair | Provide free medical screenings, medical educational lectures and health-related information to poorer residents of the area. |
| 15. House of Hope | Build a house for a poor family in need of housing. |
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