http://www.nechama.org

NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster

About NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster

NECHAMA is a voluntary organization that provides natural disaster preparedness, response, and recovery services nationwide. Through the years we have brought comfort to disaster survivors by training and mobilizing thousands of volunteers to help communities after floods, tornadoes, and other natural disasters.

Our work is rooted in the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam ("repairing the world through acts of kindness"). We offer help to all people affected by disaster on the basis of need regardless of religious affiliation. We also welcome anyone willing to volunteer and serve others to join us.

Our collective work is not done in an effort to proselytize; rather we train, equip, and lead volunteers that assist disaster survivors in the spirit of goodwill and creating mutual respect among all people.

NECHAMA is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.

Reviews

Volunteer

June 2019 - July 2019 San Juan, Puerto Rico
“Everything. It was a very fulfilling work.”

Volunteer

June 2019 - June 2019 San Juan, Puerto Rico
“Organization stands for a good cause, Nechama teamed up with SUNY Stands with Puerto Rico to bring a number of student volunteers down to Puerto Rico and have us do things to better the community after the hurricanes. We did everything from fixing roofs of destroyed homes to clearing paths in the rainforest that were ruined from the hurricane. ”
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