Tag: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
Met Council Receives $1 Million in Federal Funding
The nonprofit feeds more than 250,000 people annually with kosher and halal meals.
NY UJA-Federation Giving $23 Million in Grants & Loans to COVID-19 Affected New Yorkers
UJA is making $250,000 available for Passover meals to-go that will be distributed to those who are newly isolated or quarantined.
Ex-Met Council Chief Rapfogel to Plead Guilty in Financial Scam
William Rapfogel, the ousted leader of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty in New York, reportedly will plead guilty for his role in a...
Two More Charged in Met Council Scam
Two former employees of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty were charged Tuesday in the multimillion-dollar scam at the New York charity.
Former Executive Director...
Met Council Cleared for State Funding following Scandal
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty will be able to continue receiving New York State funds in the wake of the scandal that has...
Another Arrest In Rapfogel Case; Alleged Theft Now $7 Million
Authorities charged the owner of a New York insurance company with helping William Rapfogel, the former chief of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty,...
Hatzalah CEO, Linked to Met Council Scam, Steps Down
The CEO of the (U.S.) Chevra Hatzalah ambulance service resigned amid allegations that he conspired with William Rapfogel, the ex-CEO of the Metropolitan Council...
Met Council Taps NY Finance Chief Frankel to Replace Rapfogel
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is bringing in New York City’s finance chief, David Frankel, to succeed the fired William Rapfogel as executive...