The Baltimore Jewish Council, an agency of THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore continues to monitor security concerns of our community’s synagogues, schools and other organizations.  In order for these institutions to be properly prepared, the Council has worked with federal, state and local officials to bring in close to three and a half million dollars to our community for security improvements. 

Homeland Security Grants
The Department of Homeland Security is currently reviewing applications submitted for the FY2010 Nonprofit Security Grant Program.  If you are interested in finding out more information about these grant funds please contact Michelle Bernstein at the Council at 410-542-4850. 

Click here to view the Private Sector Resource Catalog from Homeland Security.

Community Resources
Report security concerns in the greater Baltimore Jewish community:
Call 911 in a real emergency.
Call 311 for a non-emergency.

Major Keith Tiedemann, Chief of Security, for THE ASSOCIATED System
410-542-4850

Baltimore City Police
Phone: 410-396-2466
Police Intelligence

Baltimore County Police
Phone: 410-887-2214
Police Intelligence

Emergency Preparedness
State of Maryland
Baltimore County
Baltimore City

Community Patrols
Shomrim of Baltimore
An organization dedicated to rapidly responding to any security-related problems within the Upper Park Heights, Greenspring and Pikesville areas of Northwest Baltimore. Shomrim works closely with Baltimore City and Baltimore County Police to keep our community safe. 
Shomrim Crime Hotline: 410 358-9999

Northwest Citizens Patrol
The Northwest Citizens Patrol (NWCP) is an organization of over 500 volunteers who patrol the neighborhoods of Northwest Baltimore. Our goal is to reduce crime, safeguard people and property and build a strong, secure environment in which citizens can live. We cover 4 square miles, within Baltimore City, bordered by Northern Parkway on the south, Slade Avenue on the north, Reisterstown Road on the West and Greenspring Avenue on the East.
To contact the NWCP by phone:
410-664-6927
410-664-NWCP

Medical Emergencys
Hatzalah Baltimore
Hatzalah was started to take advantage of those few precious minutes during which immediate and proper care may mean the difference between a patient surviving or not surviving. Although Baltimore City Fire Department provides top-notch care, they may not be in a position to respond within those crucial first few minutes. If the local medic is currently out on a different call, a second unit from a further location will be dispatched. This means that those crucial first minutes are not being utilized to begin patient care. Since our volunteers are local, we can often be there within one minute of the call coming in to our dispatchers. Our goal is to have an average on-scene arrival of less than two minutes.
410-358-0000
410-585-0054 (non emergency number)

Auto Assistance
Chaverim of Baltimore
Chaverim is a group of volunteers who help people in a variety of automobile problems, home troubles and more.
For auto issues call: 410-486-9000