Our Mission
Driven by the belief that everyone deserves to be housed with dignity, Kehilla levels the playing field by providing housing support for Jewish people in need with compassion and respect.
We do this by providing rental assistance and sourcing affordable housing for the most vulnerable in our community.
Kehilla’s History
Kehilla was established in 1982 as the UJA Federation’s housing agency.
Since its founding, Kehilla has grown to become an independent affiliated agency and includes a variety of programs that support hundreds of Jewish people with rental assistance and access to affordable and inclusive housing within their community.
Innovation
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In the absence of any meaningful government funding, Kehilla created the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) as a means to help members of the Jewish Community live affordably. RAP is funded solely by charitable contributions.
RAP provides up to $400 per month directly to recipients to help them maintain their housing, avoiding the impossible choice between food and rent.
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Funded by the Azrieli Foundation, the dedicated Holocaust Survivor Rental Assistance Program provides over 80 Holocaust Survivors with rental assistance, allowing them to live with dignity.
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Funded by the Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation, the Young Adult Rental Assistance Program serves those who have aged out of the foster care system and allows them to live affordably in the community.
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