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V O L . X X I V N O. X X I G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 1 9 40 BOARD OFFICERS Rachael Alfond Board Vice President Stuart Piltch Board Treasurer Laura Kittle Board Secretary Eric Kolben Immediate Past Board President BOARD MEMBERS Sarah Allenby Sherrie Bergman Judy Bertram Steve Brinn Ashley DiPietro Matthew Jacobson Ben Kahn Cathy Kline Ben Marcus Ilona Romanenko Davis Tom Rosen Barbara Shaw Dan Soley Rebecca Stern Marilyn Weinberg Roberta Zimmerman Established: 1999, combining Jewish Federation, Jewish Community Center and Jewish Family Services Employees: 37 Annual revenue: $1,883,826 CONTACT 1342 Congress St. Portland, ME 04102 (207) 772-1959 Center Day Camp 74 Hackett Road Windham, ME 04062 (207) 892-4101 (summer) www.mainejewish.org mainejewish @jcamaine AWARDS/ACCOLADES TThe Jewish Community Alliance preschool is NAEYC accredited, receiving the highest possible scores in each category, and has been operating for 29 years. Center Day Camp is accredited by the American Camping Association and will celebrate its 70th consecutive summer in 2019. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine is to enhance and promote Jewish life and continuity locally, in Israel and throughout the world, and to generate the financial resources to develop, provide and support diverse programs, education and services in order to accomplish these goals. SERVICE LOCATION(S) Southern Maine Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine 2019 GOALS f Continue to explore new collaborations with organizations throughout Southern Maine f Increase programmatic offerings to serve the needs of an expanding community f Offerings will include: new story and playtime offered weekly, regu- lar movie matinees, mat pilates courses, afterschool programming for elementary aged children in Portland (with transportation from many public schools) and new adult education programs in collaboration with local synagogues f Deliver a slate of Arts and Culture events – including musical perfor- mances, films and author talks – that engage the entire community f Expand the variety of healthy foods distributed within our pantry and increase the availability of diapers for the most vulnerable f Provide opportunities for learning more about and connecting with Israel f Improve and increase the visibility of Center Day Camp f Serve as a convener for community gatherings and connections both within and beyond the Jewish community GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Annual Campaign gifts support organizations locally and abroad like local Hebrew Schools and social service agencies in Israel. ey also assist in our work combatting incidents of bias against both Jews and other minorities and helping to create an atmosphere of tolerance and respect. Additionally, gifts support all JCA programs. Specific campaigns raise funds for our building, special projects and programs and for scholarships for day camp and preschool. Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services targeted campaigns seek funds to help support our human services program. During November and December, KJFS runs the Hanukkah Lights program, which distributes warm winter cloth- ing and gifts to children of all backgrounds and faith communities. Local businesses, individuals and families "adopt" individual children or families. Shopping for others can be a beautiful way to create new family traditions based on giving and impart important lessons about taking care of our commu- nity. We welcome the participation of local businesses in this project! KJFS also runs an active diaper pantry and as the first National Diaper Bank Network affiliate in Maine has distributed over 300,000 diapers in the past 12 months, both in our pantry and through a network of 14 other pantries. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES We are always looking for volunteers in our food and diaper pantry and to help with food transport to the pantry. Our pantry serves families by appoint- ment on Tuesdays and ursdays. We are open to all, regardless of background or residency, and many of the people we serve are in the refugee and new Mainer community. Our system is family friendly: people are given 20-min- ute appointments and come individually to shop for food. Visitors share with us how comfortable, safe and welcome our pantry makes them feel. Other opportunities exist for friendly visitors, holiday programs and assistance with events. Center Day Camp participates each year in the United Way Day of Caring, which includes opportunities for outdoor cleanup, painting and other maintenance projects that help spruce things up to get ready for campers. For more information about these and other opportunities, contact our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@mainejewish.org. JCA Preschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32% Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24% Center Day Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23% Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10% Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7% Program and fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4% TOP FUNDING SOURCES Molly Curren Rowles Executive Director Bette Novick Board President