JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $75,000 FOR THE JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES (Appropriates the sum of $75,000 to Jewish Collaborative Services.)

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $75,000 FOR THE JEWISH COLLABORATIVE
SERVICES

Introduced By:
Representatives Bennett, Edwards, Boylan, Potter, Newberry, Hopkins,
Paplauskas, Quattrocchi, Kazarian, and Kislak

Date Introduced:
January 28, 2026

Referred To:
House Finance
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WHEREAS, Jewish Collaborative Services (JCS) is a nonprofit community service
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agency providing resources and supports to Rhode Island households in need; and
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WHEREAS, JCS was formed in 2018 as a merger of Jewish Family Services (est. 1929)
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and Jewish Seniors Agency (est.1887), becoming an integrated social service and housing agency
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providing critical programs and services that address food insecurity, housing instability, and
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access to essential resources for underserved communities; and
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WHEREAS, The mission of JCS is to provide a continuum of support services, guided by
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Jewish values, that strengthen the well-being of our community members; and
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WHEREAS, JCS manages a full spectrum of services and programs addressing the most
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pressing challenges at-risk individuals face, related to health, social isolation, housing, nutritional,
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or emotional well-being; and
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WHEREAS, JCS services center the Jewish community while also being inclusive and
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open to all Rhode Islanders in need. Programs extend beyond the Jewish community to support
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anyone facing hardship, with a particular focus on populations often underrepresented or
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overlooked, like seniors, low-income households, immigrants, and people with disabilities; and
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WHEREAS, JCS provides culturally competent resources unavailable anywhere else in
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Rhode Island, including the State’s only kosher pantry, senior congregate kosher meal site, and
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Kosher Meals on Wheels; and
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WHEREAS, The organization receives funding from foundations, grants and individual

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contributions; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not
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otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2026-2027, the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars
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($75,000) to Jewish Collaborative Services to sustain, nurture, and strengthen the well-being of
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seniors, adults, children, and families throughout Rhode Island; and the state controller is hereby
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authorized and directed to draw their orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said
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sum, or so much thereof as may be from time to time required, upon receipt of properly
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authenticated vouchers.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $75,000 FOR THE JEWISH COLLABORATIVE
SERVICES
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This resolution would appropriate the sum of $75,000 to Jewish Collaborative Services.
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