 Her interest in the welfare of children has led her to be a part of the national Campaign Against Child Poverty.Both Perly Rae and her husband are members of Holy Blossom Temple, a Reform Jewish congregation in Toronto.Perly Rae has also been on the boards of McClelland and Stewart, the Stratford Festival, and World Literacy of Canada, as well as on the Steering Committee for the United Way of Greater Toronto.