Grantee Spotlight: Meet Shalom Task Force
SRE Network invests in strengthening the capacity of Jewish organizations through grantmaking so that Jewish communities will be strengthened, become more cohesive, experience healing, and have deeper trust in each other, their institutions, and leaders. Over the past six years, SRE has invested over $6.5M across 108 projects and 52 organizations through its grantmaking, technical assistance, and partnerships.
Throughout the year, we provide grants to outstanding Jewish organizations whose organizations and projects focus on advancing the safety, respect, and equity across North America’s Jewish communal landscape. Over the coming weeks, we will shine the spotlight on SRE's twelve extraordinary spring 2024 field building grant recipients.
We are excited to introduce you to Shalom Task Force.
About Shalom Task Force
Shalom Task Force works to combat and prevent domestic violence and foster healthy and safe relationships and families. Shalom Task Force focuses its work in the Jewish community, to help those who may not have access to traditional services and need culturally sensitive programming.
About the Grant
With a two-year grant, Shalom Task Force will update and expand its guide for communal leadership to collaborate with Orthodox leadership around responding to intimate partner violence.
Q&A with Shalom Task Force
SRE: Why is Shalom Task Force excited to receive this grant? What change do you hope this grant will bring to your organization and the important work it does?
STF: Shalom Task Force is excited to expand our collaboration with community leaders to enhance safety in relationships and foster support for survivors. This grant will enable us to further develop our programs and engage critical stakeholders in this vital work.
SRE: How has being a member of SRE Network impacted Shalom Task Force?
STF: As a new affiliate agency of SRE, we are excited to explore how SRE can inform and enhance our work. We are also eager to discover the unique perspectives Shalom Task Force brings to the SRE Network and to further engage with the entire spectrum of the Jewish community.
SRE: What is your hope for the future of the broader Jewish nonprofit landscape?
STF: Continued investment in infrastructure is essential to create a safety cushion for the most vulnerable members of our community, ensuring that support systems are reliable and accessible. It's important to further recognize the issues of intimate partner violence (IPV) and invest in services for this population.
Photos provided by Shalom Task Force staff.
SRE Network promotes Jewish workplaces and communal spaces in becoming safe, respectful, and equitable through network building, resource sharing, and community investments. As a network of over 175 Jewish organizations, we are working towards a Jewish communal landscape where people are free from abuse, engage one another with dignity, and are treated fairly. Learn more at: www.srenetwork.org.