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13 Apr 2020

A Powerful Year for Considering Freedoms

NECHAMA Community, On Wednesday evening, like so many of us, I sat at a seder table with my wife and daughter. We celebrated the miracle...
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25 Mar 2020

Executive Director Departure

As a donor-funded organization, NECHAMA has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are adjusting to a new world of social distancing and isolation,...
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23 Mar 2020

NECHAMA Donates Medical Supplies To Sholom Senior Housing And Assisted Living

Responding to a request for help from Sholom Senior Housing And Assisted Living in the Twin Cities, NECHAMA delivered N95 masks, surgical gloves, and hand...
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22 Mar 2020

NECHAMA Donates PPE To Minnesota Hospitals In Response to COVID-19

As COVID-19 makes it increasingly difficult for NECHAMA and many others to do our “normal” work, we have begun to pivot and seek ways we...
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21 Mar 2020

Tennessee Assessment Ends

NECHAMA concluded our assessment period in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, and returned to Minnesota. Our decision to decrease our assessment period to 11 days was...
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16 Mar 2020

NECHAMA Stories: Joyce - North Nashville, TN

The NECHAMA Disaster Response Team received a referral to assist Joyce, a homeowner requesting assistance with the demolition of a brick wall and removal of...
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13 Mar 2020

NECHAMA Statement on COVID-19 - March 13, 2020

NECHAMA Community, Like all of you, we are closely monitoring the COVID-19 developments throughout the United States. In consultation with our Board of Directors, and...
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11 Mar 2020

NECHAMA Assists Families In Mt. Juliet, TN

Yesterday, the NECHAMA’s Disaster Response Team worked alongside multiple NVOAD (National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) partners including Inspiritus, Footprint Project, and IOCC, to assist...
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