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Community Outreach

Bikur Cholim of Baltimore

398 Mount Wilson Lane
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-0322
Coordinator: Rebbetzin Chana Weinberg

Nonprofit volunteer organization that visits patients in hospitals, lends medical equipment, transports patients to medical appointments and gives financial assistance for medical needs. Holds annual melave malkah.

Call of the Shofar

2722 Cheswolde Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-358-1110
www.calloftheshofar.org
Rabbi Simcha Frischling

Organization of Jewish men and women whose mission is to generate individual well-being and healthy relationships within Jewish communities. Programs grounded in wisdom of Jewish tradition as well as leading-edge research and contemporary modalities for personal development.

CHAI Lifeline

Southeast Region
1140 NE 163rd Street, Suite 8
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
305-956-9990
305-956-7879
eweiss@chailifeline.org
www.chailifeline.org
Director: Ellen Weiss

International not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing vital health support services to seriously ill children, their families and their community.

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Hadassah of Greater Baltimore
3723 Old Court Road
Suite 205
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-9590
Baltimore.chapter@hadassah.org
www.baltimore.hadassah.org
President: Aileen Bormel

Preventive health awareness program that educates 11th- and 12th-grade young women and men about early detection and self-examination for breast and testicular cancers. Adult programs available for breast and prostate cancers.

Dorothy Friedman Caplan Guild

PO Box 5728
Bedford Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-6186
Co-presidents: Marsha Levine, Terri Goldbloom

Nonprofit fund-raising organization for cancer and leukemia research. Member, Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations.

Edith Rosen Strauss Organization Inc.

6606 Park Heights Avenue
Penthouse H
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-3111
martin@mris.com
Co-presidents: Dorothy Cohen, Beverly Stappler

Treasure Chest of Gold fund-raiser; donor lunch at which funds are distributed to hospitals. All monies to cancer aid for children.

Jewish Caring Network

122 Slade Avenue
Suite 100A
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-602-6075
sgoldenberg@jewishcaringnetwork.org
www.jewishcaringnetwork.org
Director of operations: Stacey Goldenberg

Provides vital support services to families diagnosed with serious or life-threatening illnesses.

Kodem Kol Program/Kennedy Krieger Institute

7000 Tudsbury Road
Baltimore, MD 21244
410-298-7000
shabtai@kennedykrieger.org
www.kennedykrieger.org
Director, department for family support services: Dr. Joan Lawrence

Early intervention services to eligible Baltimore metro Jewish families to help ensure children's healthy development from birth. Collaborative project of Kennedy Krieger Institute Family Support Services, Baltimore Infants and Toddlers Program and Center for Jewish Education.

Project Ezra

c/o Chesed Fund
3209 Fallstaff Road
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-7902
410-358-5555

Enhances health and safety of Jewish community through educational/training programs like bicycle safety instruction and CPR courses.

Sharsheret: Linking Young Jewish Women In Their Fight Against Breast Cancer

1086 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, N.J. 07666
866-474-2774
201-837-5025
info@sharsheret.org
www.sharsheret.org
Executive director: Eillene Leistner

Connects young Jewish women nationwide who are facing breast cancer with peer supporters. Coordinates education and outreach on issues unique to Jewish women facing breast cancer.

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Pastoral Services

2401 W. Belvedere Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-601-9161
mackerson@lifebridgehealth.org
www.lifebridgehealth.org
Director, pastoral care and chaplaincy services: Rabbi Mitchell Ackerson

Visitation, counseling, support and items necessary for religious observance for patients, families and staff. Classes and educational opportunities for hospital and Jewish community. Monday-Thursday minchah minyan. Jewish wills available.

Soveya

6209 Western Run Drive
Baltimore, MD 21209
888-876-8392
info@soveya.com
www.soveya.com
Director: Rabbi Eli Glaser

Baltimore-based national nonprofit organization provides confidential counseling for individuals and families struggling with compulsive eating, obesity and weight-related issues.

True Sisters Inc., Baltimore #35

7 Slade Avenue
No. 711
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-3151
iudoff@aol.com
President: Phyllis Udoff

Oldest Jewish philanthropic organization in the U.S., founded in 1846 in New York City. Chapters dedicated to cancer research and to improve the life of those afflicted with cancer.