B Nai B Rith

B'NAI B'RITH INTERNATIONAL, THE GLOBAL VOICE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, IS A JEWISH HUMANITARIAN, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. SINCE 1843, BBI HAS WORKED FOR JEWISH UNITY, SECURITY, CONTINUITY, AND TOLERANCE. BBI'S REACH EXTENDS TO NEARLY 50 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

HUMAN RIGHTS, POLICY, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY: PRIMARILY THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC POLICY (ICHRPP), BBI DEALS WITH PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE AT THE UNITED NATIONS, EUROPEAN UNION, ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, MERCOSUR AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL BODIES; AT THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND AT STATE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BODIES. BBI PREPARES AND DISTRIBUTES POLICY ANALYSIS FOR ISSUES OF CONCERN.

COMMUNITY, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PROGRAMS, GENERAL/OTHER: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LOCAL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACTIVITIES BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF B'NAI B'RITH LODGES AND OTHER SUPPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND IN NEARLY 50 OTHER COUNTRIES. PROJECTS VARY BY COMMUNITY, AND INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO: PROJECT HOPE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED, ENLIGHTEN AMERICA ESSAY CONTESTS AND OTHER SUCH ANTI-HATE PROGRAMMING; PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO CHILDREN SUCH AS TEDDY BEARS FOR SICK KIDS, SMARTER KIDS, SAFER KIDS. B'NAI B'RITH MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES ACT AS VOLUNTEERS FOR THESE LOCAL PROGRAMS AND ARE SUPPORTED AND AIDED BY A NETWORK OF B'NAI B'RITH PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ASSISTANCE TO THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS.

SENIOR SERVICES AND HOUSING: THE CENTER FOR SENIOR SERVICES (CSS), BBI ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF OLDER PERSONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS OF CONCERN TO THIS EVER-GROWING GROUP OF AMERICANS INCLUDING, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LIMITED TO; AGING-IN-PLACE, HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, TRANSPORTATION, INCOME PROTECTION AND "HEALTHY" AGING. THROUGH A NATIONAL NETWORK OF 38 B'NAI B'RITH-SPONSORED HUD-ASSISTED APARTMENT BUILDINGS, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, QUALITY HOUSING TO OVER 5,000 LOW-INCOME SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. B'NAI B'RITH IS THE LARGEST NATIONAL JEWISH SPONSOR OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IN THE COUNTRY. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES REGULAR SERVICES, ONGOING TRAINING AND PROGRAMS TO INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND RESIDENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THIS NATIONAL HOUSING NETWORK. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, BBI WORKS WITH LOCAL B'NAI B'RITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO INVESTIGATE, DEVELOP AND EXPAND THE RANGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS.