National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)

The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization that has been at the forefront of social change for over a century ? championing the needs of women, children, and families ? while courageously taking a progressive stance on such issues as child welfare, women?s rights, and reproductive freedom. The NCJW embraces women of diverse backgrounds and temperaments, thinkers and doers, who want to play a part at the local, national, and even global level. The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Scholarship provides textbook assistance to female students who have been out of high school five years or more.