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Charities on the home front smash their targets

Recent fundraisers have shown that the community stands firmly behind its domestic support services

March 29, 2024 09:33
Kisharon Langdon fundraiser 2024
Kisharon Langdon celebrate their fundraising success after their Top of the World campaign raised over £2 million
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According to recent findings by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, 84 per cent of British Jews say that donating to charity is important to their Jewish identity, and the enormous success of the latest fundraising efforts by a plethora of UK Jewish charities has been a testament to the endurance of our community’s values during a difficult moment in our history.

Kisharon Langdon, a charity supporting children and adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, raised £2.2 million through its latest On Top of the World campaign, its first match fundraiser with Charity Extra since the merger of Kisharon and Langdon. Charity heads said that the campaign aimed to address the “persistent underfunding” of adult social care support, which the charity said, had been exacerbated by global events.

“This is a significant boost for everyone involved as we tackle the remaining challenges of securing the outstanding balance of our £4 million funding gap, along with addressing the indirect consequences of ongoing world events on the charity,” said chief executive Richard Franklin. “However, if ever there was proof positive that united we stand and we are indeed better as one community, this outstandingly successful fundraiser is it.”

Aish UK's Proudly JewAish campaign - From Crisis to Connection - raises £2.4 million[Missing Credit]

Aish UK’s Proudly JewAish campaign –From Crisis to Connection –  raised £2.4 million, enabling the charity to “continue its vital work responding to crisis with connection and helping young Jews today feel proudly JewAish,” said Rabbi Naftali Schiff, CEO of Aish UK and Jewish Futures. "The stark reality is that if organisations like Aish UK are not fully supported and empowered today, thousands of young Jews across the UK will simply drift away from any meaningful affiliation and identification.”