
Reproductive Justice Event: Post-Abortion Care Package Assembly
Sunday, August 17, 2025 • 23 Av 5785
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMSocial HallBeth Am Post-Abortion Kit Coordinator Sara Guido, in partnership with National Council of Jewish Women-San Francisco (NCJW-SF), is organizing a mitzvah opportunity for assembling post-abortion care kits for Bay Area residents receiving abortion care. We will be joined by Beth Am's Rabbi Shoshana Nambi as well as Antonia Lavine- Executive, Director at NCJW -SF, in assembling gift bags with supplies that have been collected by Beth Am and area synagogues. Families are welcome!
1. Write Cards: Come and write notes of support for patients and providers, which will go into the kits.
2. Make Care Packages: Join us as we make care packages for patients and providers. Please register to volunteer using the form below. (Registration for this event is limited to 40 volunteers.)
3. Donate Supplies: Even if you can't attend the packing event on Sunday, August 17, your donations are very much appreciated! Bins are locations around the Beth Am campus for collection. Help us collect items to go into the care packages:
- tea bags (boxes must contain individually wrapped tea bags)
- maxi pads
- hand sanitizer
- wrapped hard candy and/or small chocolates (individually wrapped)
- instant hot packs (similar to these)
NCJW-SF also accepts monetary donations. You are also welcome to send a check to the NCJW-SF office. We request that you specify in the donor message that you are donating specifically to support reproductive rights through the post-abortion care kit making campaign.
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