The first of six Chareidi job placement centers was dedicated in Yerushalayim on Wednesday, a center dedicated to helping the Charedi community find jobs. This comes at a time when the government is cutting back on Haredi stipends, money previously given to large Frum families (families with more than four children) by the State whose men study Torah full-time in Yeshivas.

The American Joint Jewish Distribution Committee is backing the project along with the State. They have been trying to integrate the Frum community into the workforce since 1996 and have invested nearly $10,500,000 into the project.

“Everything’s been cut back, you can’t live off of what you get anymore,” said a 21-year-old Frum woman seeking employment because of the cutting off of the stipends. She, however, found the center helpful since she is a trained secretary.