Get financial assistance: Call the CJP Warmline
Experiencing a financial crisis? The CJP Warmline helps people across the Greater Boston Jewish community. Talk to experienced, caring professionals who can help you address your immediate needs and find long-term financial stability. Taking care of our community is a core Jewish value, and it starts with one conversation.
Contact the CJP Warmline
Call 1-800-257-9500 or fill out the form below to get help. The phone line is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. During fall and winter, the phone line may close early on Fridays in observance of Shabbat.
How the CJP Warmline helps
If you’re part of Greater Boston’s Jewish community and facing financial stress, the Warmline is here for you. We tackle what’s urgent: putting food on the table, keeping up with bills, and then build toward stability with job search support and financial planning. The Warmline and CJP’s partner organizations can help with:
Emergency financial assistance, including help paying for food and utilities
Career counseling and job search support
Public benefits navigation
Stories of life-changing support
“Support from Jewish organizations checking in and being there has meant everything to us. They have made the difference.”
Bonnie
“People were there to help us, and we knew it. So, physically, emotionally, and financially, things got better.”
Rich
“I had to stop working while being treated for cancer. CJP’s Warmline staff gave me hope, and they helped ensure I could pay rent and my medical bills.”
Yuliya
How to help someone in need
Use these resources to identify people in our Jewish community who might need financial assistance and guide them toward help.
Financial distress warning signs
Learn to recognize when someone is struggling financially: at synagogue, at school, in conversation.
Download the guideReaching out to those in need
Get tips for talking about financial assistance with someone who may need support.
Download the tipsWhat to expect with the CJP Warmline
Use this guide to describe what happens after someone calls the Warmline.
Download the guideProvide long-term support
Learn about ways you can continue to help individuals and our broader Jewish community.
Download the tipsWhen community members face financial stress, we have answers
When Jewish families need help, our community answers. With the Warmline, CJP provides a single point of contact for anyone facing financial stress, connecting them to the full network of Jewish Greater Boston’s resources and partners.