AMUDIM
Saving Lives Five Towns Coalition is proud to partner with Zvi Gluck and Amudim to address community-wide issues through their highly respected scope of services.
Amudim is dedicated to serving all members of the community in times of personal and collective crisis.
Founded on the pillars of kindness, compassion, and dignity, Amudim functions as a confidential resource center that provides meaningful assistance, enduring support, and direct referrals for individuals and families impacted by sexual abuse, neglect, addiction, mental health concerns and other crisis-related matters.
We are dedicated to fostering change and growth by raising awareness and implementing educational programs within communities across the globe.
“To save a life is to save an entire world.”
Amudim exists to support all individuals in need and guide them to a world of healing, growth, health and peace of mind.
ZVI GLUCK
CEO
Zvi spends his days and nights heading Amudim’s operations, channeling his energies and inborn skills to ensure its seamless function. A Queens Hatzolah member who also serves as a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department chaplain and an NYPD clergy liaison, Zvi was ordained as a rabbi in1999 by Rabbi Moshe Faskowitz of Yeshiva Madraigas HaAdam. He enjoys reading and world travel, particularly to locations of Jewish historical significance. Zvi’s wife Aviva, the driving force behind all that he does, has been licensed as an EMT for 20 years and as an RN for 10, and is heavily involved in communal affairs with a focus on working with at risk girls. The parents of four children, Zvi and Aviva live in Kew Gardens Hills.
What Amudim means to me: Growing up in a home of Chesed, I have always been passionate about helping people. Being a part of Amudim gives true meaning to my life and allows me to use my skills to help others.
