Since it has been established, AMIA has worked tirelessly to detect new problems and needs, reformulating its structure and procedures and constantly working to achieve better solutions, without losing sight of its essence and based on the same values that have characterized it since its creation.
AMIA leads a Federation of 54 Communities from inland Argentina.
Through its different departments AMIA seeks to ensure the integral development of Jewish people, paying attention to all their needs.
As well as the professional team, an important number of volunteers, a concept which includes members of the Directors Committee, form a daily network that constitutes a fundamental component of the activities carried out by the institution. 300 people work at AMIA every day.
Over 4,000 people receive specific assistance through cash subsidies, food, medications and housing.
Senior Multipurpose Center, offering food, assistance and recreational activities and for 300 people every day, and coordination of a Network involving 40 Centers for the elderly that serve over 2,500 persons.
Professional and non formal training courses for elderly people caring.
Coordination of a host of centers attended by over 300 physically and mentally challenged persons.
Counseling, training and creating awareness in institutions, persons or families one of whose members has a disability.
Counseling, advising and liaising with kindergartens, primary and secondary, secular and religious schools of the countrywide Jewish School Network. (18.000 students).
Food grants to students from Buenos Aires and the interior of the country (Meitiv Program - with the support of the Joint Distribution Committee).
Economic assistance for students of the Network.
Perach Program, a tutoring model in charge of young university students for school-age children (90 beneficiaries expected in 2008)
Training and Education Program for High School teachers, out of the Jewish School Network, on contents that involve teaching in an academic approach to the Shoah.
Since 2001, as part of an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank, AMIA implements a job seeking services, acting as a liaison between demand and supply. An average of 9 people-a-day find a job through AMIA´s Employment Service.
10 self-sustained offices all over the country and is planning to open 2 more in 2008.
Free training courses to improve the employability of people hunting for jobs. (4.000 people-a-year)
State of the art E-learning campus.
- Vaad Hakehilot - Inland Argentina
Articulation of the social, cultural and religious activities of the 54 communities located all over the country.
Educational Frameworks Program contributing financial resources for local educational activities for children aged 6 to 18.
Askanut Program, promoting the sustainable growth of the community by extending education and training new local leaders and professional staffs.
Harchava Program, creating an experiential scenario to promote the reinforcement of concepts about Jewish values that attach meaning to community belonging, and attracting youth groups, encouraging active awareness about their role as agents of community and social change.
Hemshech Program, training Elderly Adults’ Group Coordinators, residing in communities of inland Argentina.
Organizing concerts, courses for adults, movie cycles, art exhibitions, leadership training courses, festivals, among others, attended by over 70,000 people a year.
“AMIA for Kids”, offering free of charge first class shows for 6.000 children.
Printing and publishing books, supporting authors both well known and novel, through the Milá Printing House.
Through several activities, creates a renewed space for Jewish youth who have approached
the various social and cultural programs organized by AMIA.
Respectful care of Kever Israel - Jewish burial - in the four Community Cemeteries.
Functioning of the Chief Rabbinic Council of Argentina and certification of Jewish personal documents.
At AMIA we consider that being a member is much more than just belonging to an institution. It means playing a leading and active role in the consistent building of the Jewish future in Argentina. Therefore:
• Initiatives are taken to create new meanings in the bonds with our members.
• Campaigns are launched for the promotion of a better awareness and affiliation.
Only by conveying our pride in belonging, and adding new strength, will we succeed in facing the challenge of offering answers to those who can no longer wait, and ensuring the continuity of Jewish life.