Jewish Care is a British charity, working mainly in London and South East England, providing health and social welfare support services for vulnerable members of the Jewish community. Tony Blair, when he was British Prime Minister, said of the charity: "Jewish Care is not just Jewish values in action; it is actually the best of British values in action. You can be really, really proud of the work that you do."
Jewish Care is one of the 100 largest UK charitable organisations ranked by annual expenditure. In the 2011-2012 financial year, its expenditure was £46.38 million, and it employed 829 staff. The organisation cares for about 7,000 clients each week, and has roughly 2800 volunteers. Lord Levy is the President of the Board of Trustees.
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