jLINK Connects Jewish Baltimore

July 26, 2017 Rochelle C. Eisenberg

jLINK

Thanks to a new online resource, jLINK, individuals can find everything they need, from nonprofit services to Jewish resources, all in one click.

The site, managed by Jewish Community Services, an agency of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, is a compilation of more than 1,500 resources useful to the Baltimore community.

Categories range from business services and education to health and wellness to Jewish life and more. Within each category, visitors will find resources such as preschools, human services or places to buy a menorah.

“Anyone can find anything they want these days on Google,” says Calla B. Samuels, who chaired the task force to develop jLINK. “But this is a one-stop shop.”

For example, she adds, “if you are interested in sending your child to Jewish camp, you no longer have to Google each one. By going to jLINK, you can find Jewish camps all in one place.”

jLINK replaces JCS’s Jewish Information and Referral Services, an online database that needed updating. The development of the new tool was funded by a grant from the Herbert Bearman Foundation.

“People are always asking about where to apply to CHAI’s Weinberg Senior Living facilities and where they can donate clothes. It’s all here on one site that is easy to navigate,” says Karen Nettler, Director of Community Connections at JCS.

“We believe there is nothing else like this out there,” says Samuels. “And, because this is part of The Associated, it will have a Jewish fingerprint.”

We’re your first contact – no matter the question.

Call us: 410-466-9200, email us: info@jlinkbalt.org