Let’s Get Together!
Get Together Grants are back!!!

A photo of a large group of adults, adolescents, and children smiling and standing around a table covered with food.Great news — the jkidphilly Get Together Grant was so successful that it’s been renewed for another year! Because of our jkidphilly Get Together grants, over 450 people have gotten together in small Get Togethers across the Greater Philadelphia area this fall! Whether you attended one, hosted one or considered hosting one, now is your chance to apply!

jkidphilly wants to help your family stay connected with friends! Apply today for our Let’s Get Together Grant. You plan the Get Together, invite 1-3 Jewish families with PJ Library and/or PJOW age children (newborn-12 and siblings), and create a Jewish experience. The best part is that thanks to a grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, jkidphilly will pay for it up to $100! (And you can even host more than one get together!) You choose whom to invite, when and where to host, and design this Jewish get together to best suit you and the families that you’re inviting.

You can invite families you already know, families you would like to get to know better, or we can introduce you to families whom you can invite! jkidphilly can guide you through the planning process and help make sure each get together is a success. We will create materials to help all families have the tools that they need to host comfortable family-friendly Jewish gatherings.

Hosts will choose a theme of a Jewish holiday or value when creating the experiences. Some examples of Get Together ideas may include:

  • Shabbat gatherings (e.g. Shabbat dinner — you may choose to do a traditional dinner or even order pizza; Shabbat playdate; picnic; etc.)
  • Havdalah
  • Purim Celebration (dress in costume, make hamantaschen, make and deliver mishloach manot baskets, etc)
  • Passover (chocolate seder, create a seder plate, make matzah, etc)
  • Jewish food experience
  • Mitzvah club (e.g. make sandwiches to donate; pick up trash at a local park; deliver boxes of food together and then enjoy lunch; etc.)
  • Jewish values (e.g. bikkur cholim, visiting the sick, making cards/gifts, ha’achalat revi’im, feeding the hungry etc.)
  • Israel 75th birthday (create an Israeli meal, throw a birthday party, learn Israeli dances; ect.)
  • Choose your own Jewish experience!

Apply here!

Get Togethers may be held from the date your application is approved through June 7th. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until the funds are used, so apply today. After your program, jkidphilly will request that you submit a picture of your get together, your receipts for reimbursement, names and email addresses (one per family) who attended, and fill out a short survey. See frequently asked questions (FAQs) for more information.

Apply here, and Get Together with new or old friends!

Best,
Bari Jacobson
Coordinator, jkidphilly Get Together Grants
jkidphilly, Parent Ambassador in the Lower Bucks County Area
bjacobson@jewishlearningventure.org

Let’s Get Together Grant FAQs

Getting Started

What is the timeframe for the Get Together?
How do I apply to host a Get Together?
What type of Get Together am I able to host?
What will the reimbursement cover?
How many families do I have to host?
May I invite my extended family to my Get Together?
Does a Get Together include celebrating personal milestone events, Jewish organizational outings/events, events open to the community or combining multiple reimbursements for the same Get Together?
Will I be notified if I am approved?
Do I have to wait for my approval to host my Get Together?
May I apply for more than one Get Together Grant?
I live in NJ; am I eligible for the Get Together Grant?

After the Event

Where do I go to fill out the exit survey?
What do I need to include in the exit survey?
How will I be reimbursed?
How long will it take to be reimbursed?

Highlights from past Get Togethers!

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  • A photo of three adults holding three babies while sitting on a picnic blanket
  • A photo of four toddlers sitting around a table covered in toy versions of Shabbat supplies, next to the book Shai's Shabbat Walk. One of the toddlers is holding a sign that says, Thanks jkidphilly, we had so much fun at our Get Together.
  • A photo of several adults and small children in front of a sign that says Happy Hanukkah. Several of the adults are holding cardboard cutouts of Hanukkah imagery. One is holding a sign saying, Thanks jkidphilly, we had so much fun at our Get Together.
  • A photo of a large group of adults and children standing on a back porch, holding a sign that says thanks jkidphilly we had so much fun at our get together
  • A photo of a large amount of adults, several with children on their laps, sitting on a very long sofa.
  • A photo of six toddlers and small children, standing against a wall, and holding a sign that says thank you jkidphilly we had so much fun at our get together. You can probably guess that their adults had a difficult time getting them to stand still for the picture.
  • A photo of several adults and children standing and smiling together, with a sign that says thank you jkidphilly we had so much fun at our get together
  • A photo of eight children, all in matching red plaid pajamas, holding selfie props relating to hanukkah
  • A phot of several adults, each with a baby in their lap, sitting on picnic blankets holding a sign that says thank you jkidphilly we had so much fun at our get together
  • A photo of two adults and two toddlers smiling and holding a sign that says thank you jkidphilly we had so much fun at our get together