The COVID-19 Emergency Fund will provide urgently needed assistance to vulnerable people throughout Howard County with a focus on older adults and isolated community members who are in need of food and supplies. Distribution will be overseen by our Community Social Worker, Michalah Hoffman.
We're Here for You
Message From Our President, Rachael SImon
If you or someone you know is in need, please contact Michalah or call our office at 410-730-4976 x101.
Ways to Help
Donate to Jewish HoCo's COVID-19 Fund
The Jewish Federation's COVID-19 Emergency Fund provides urgently needed assistance to vulnerable people throughout Howard County with a focus on older adults and isolated community members who are in need of food and supplies. Click here to make a donation.
Donate Food and Supplies to Columbia Community Care
Provide families in the Howard County School System with food and supplies to supplement the Grab-and-Go meals provided by the school system. More information.
Donate Food to Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center
Grassroots needs food donations to distribute to people in need, including coffee, individual packets of regular sugar and coffee creamer, juice boxes and pouches, cereal, pop tarts, instant rice mixes, soup, pasta sauce, jelly, peanut butter, boxed macaroni and cheese, canned meat, canned meals, and 16-20 oz bottles of water. Please drop off at Day Resource Center, 10390 Guilford Road in Jessup, Mon or Wed from 10 am-2 pm and Sat from 9 am-1 pm, or at outside bins at Grassroots, 6700 Freetown Road in Columbia, and New Hope Lutheran Church.
Donate Blood to the Red Cross
The American Red Cross is currently facing shortages due to COVID-19. If you are healthy and can make a blood donation, please schedule an appointment to give the gift of life.
Passover Resources
Prepare for Passover on Wednesday, April 1 at 3:00 pm with President Rachael Simon on Zoom
All the info you need about Passover from My Jewish Learning
Tips on how to host a seder from afar
A meaningful addition to the seder that connects time-honored traditions with our current unusual circumstances
Tips from The Forward on how to conduct a seder this year while facing the challenges of the coronavirus era
Sponsor a Passover Basket for a Howard County resident in need
Community Resources
We are all dealing with a dynamic and challenging situation as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread worldwide, including in the United States and Canada. Given that this is a public health crisis, our most important sources of information are the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the World Health Organization.
At this time, out of an abundance of caution and care for our Jewish community and the community at large, we have made the difficult decision to postpone, cancel, or hold online all Federation meetings and events scheduled to take place through April. While disappointing, we are committed to supporting efforts to slow transmission through social distancing.
We remain committed to providing safe, secure, and meaningful ways for you to connect with us, each other, and our community. We’ll look for every opportunity to reschedule, and we are exploring creative virtual solutions where appropriate.
We applaud our community and the tremendous effort to transition to virtual events. If you have a virtual event that you would like to share, please add it to our Virtual Community Calendar.
For more information or for questions, please contact Hanni Werner.