What NECHAMA Means To Me - Stephen Matloff
- Stephen Matloff, Board President What my work with NECHAMA proves is that fulfilling our moral obligation to help others in need -- sometimes even by quite literally repairing the world -- is very doable.
- I now also cherish contributing as a Board member to our organization’s ability to activate volunteers to do so much more for fellow humans in desperate need than they ever imagined they could.
Stephen Matloff, Board President
What my work with NECHAMA proves is that fulfilling our moral obligation to help others in need -- sometimes even by quite literally repairing the world -- is very doable. NECHAMA’s work makes answering the questions “Are we going to help?” and the follow-on “How?” simple. The answer is, “Yes -- we’re going to show up and help people start in their process of recovery.”
After 6 years and many deployments with NECHAMA experiencing the tremendously positive impact on those we serve, those I work alongside, and those I love and care about back home, it was an incredible honor to join the organization’s Board. I still cherish being in the field “mucking and gutting” and assisting strangers to get back on their feet. I now also cherish contributing as a Board member to our organization’s ability to activate volunteers to do so much more for fellow humans in desperate need than they ever imagined they could.
Image - Wilshire Blvd Temple Disaster Response Team volunteering with us in Houston, TX after Hurricane Harvey.
Pictured: Board Members Jeremy Wolf, Rabbi Beau Shapiro and Stephen Matloff (far right).
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There are many ways to be part of NECHAMA’s mission. Whether you bring a group, volunteer as an individual, support the work financially, or partner with us, you are helping families return home and volunteering in a meaningful way.
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