http://ajws.org RSS feed of latest press releases Convio Content Management System Module en-us ajws.org-99342600 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/ajws_earns_charity_navigator_top_rating.html AJWS today announced that it has, once again, received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of more than 5,300 non-profit organizations. Charity Navigator bases its annual ratings on a complex formula that examines an organization's efficiency and capacity in seven key areas. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:15 -0600 ajws.org-93155228 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/ajws_encouraged_by_obama_admins_unity_on_sudan.html AJWS president Ruth W. Messinger issued a statement today in response to the Sudan policy directive unveiled by the Obama administration. The policy focuses on a combined strategy of incentives and pressures for the Sudanese government to play a constructive role in sustained peace efforts. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:23:24 -0500 ajws.org-92070877 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/ruth_messinger_delivers_world_food_day_message.html AJWS president Ruth W. Messinger has issued a statement in response to this week’s report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which concluded that hunger now affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. On World Food Day, Messinger is calling on Americans to challenge international trade policies that favor corporations at the expense of the world’s poorest people. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:52:55 -0500 ajws.org-86997906 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/ruth_messinger_joins_other.html Representatives from faith communities nationwide met with Reverend Joshua DuBois, Director of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, today, to discuss the ongoing violence in Sudan. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:11:09 -0500 ajws.org-82909671 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/ajws_asks_supporters_to_fight_global_hunger_by_donating_their_fast.html As part of its recently launched campaign, Fighting Hunger from the Ground Up, AJWS has issued an appeal asking supporters to donate the money they would have spent on food, were they not fasting on Yom Kippur, to AJWS-supported communities building local farming capacity in the developing world. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:47:44 -0500 ajws.org-75317285 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/longtime_ajws_grantee_a_focus.html AJWS is proud to congratulate its grantee Tostan, which is the focus of a chapter in acclaimed journalist Nicholas Kristof’s and author Sheryl WuDunn's upcoming book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:30:26 -0500 ajws.org-75007290 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/ajws_publishes_high_holiday_resource_pack_on_hunger.html As part of a national hunger awareness campaign to be formally launched this September, AJWS has published a new resource pack, “Sealed for a year of plenty: Challenging the destiny of hunger,” for rabbis and other Jewish educators wishing to use the High Holidays as an opportunity to address global hunger. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:54:52 -0500 ajws.org-73777372 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/ajws_announces_3_2_millio_in_new_grants.html AJWS has recently awarded more than $3.2 million to 151 grassroots project partners in 28 countries. The new grants are divided into five categories, which include sustainable livelihoods and development, community health, community voice, education for all, and community engagement in conflict and emergencies. They provide funding to organizations in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:12:44 -0500 ajws.org-67196369 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/ajws_hires_laura_talmus.html AJWS is pleased to announce that Laura Talmus has joined its senior staff as the organization’s western regional executive director. In this role, Talmus will be responsible for overseeing all operations in the western United States, including increasing AJWS’s base of donors and grassroots activists. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:05:40 -0500 ajws.org-66974220 http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/press_releases/serving_on_obama_poverty_task_force.html AJWS president Ruth W. Messinger has been appointed to serve on the Obama administration's Task Force on Global Poverty and Development. The task force was created by the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, which is working to identify areas in which improved, expanded and innovative partnerships between government and faith-based community organizations will yield results in serving individuals, families and communities. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:35:58 -0500