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following agencies are committed to the Campus project,
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY (JCC) The Jewish Community Center of the Delaware Valley dates back to 1910 when the Trenton YMHA was formed by a handful of young men to improve the “moral, physical and intellectual condition of the younger generation.” The Trenton “Y” was re-named the Jewish Community Center of Trenton in 1952. Later, it became the Jewish Community Center of the Delaware Valley. In 1954, the Center purchased the 44-acre tract on Lower Ferry Road. An “L” shaped Olympic sized swimming pool was opened at the site in 1956. In 1957, the Abrams Day Camp opened on the site. In 1962, the JCC building opened its doors on Lower Ferry Road. The original pool bathhouse designed by the renowned architect Louis Kahn was declared a historic landmark in 1989. In September, 2006, the JCC's transition to the new Jewish Community Campus on Clarksville Road in West Windsor began a new phase. The Ewing facility was closed and the JCC now operates as a “center with many walls.” The Golden Agers Club and the Carousel program for disabled teens and young adults continue to meet under the guidance of JFCS. The JCC continues to offer a comprehensive range of summer camp programs (based at the Rider University campus), family fun programs, Junior Maccabi trams, and the JCC Synagogue Softball league. Additional programs are being planned throughout the region. The board of directors look forward to moving the JCC into its new home in West Windsor. JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICE OF GREATER MERCER COUNTY (JFCS) The Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County has been providing critical services to this area for over sixty years. Its primary mission is to strengthen individuals and families by empowering people to care for themselves and each other. This is accomplished through a wide range of professional client centered behavioral health, advocacy, prevention and support services. Licensed by the New Jersey State Department of Mental Health Services, the JFCS Board is currently in the final stages of preparing a long-term strategic plan, as well as a Continuous Quality Improvement program. In addition to receiving support from the United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks, the Jewish Community Foundation of Princeton Mercer Bucks, and individual contributors, the JFCS receives funding from fee-for-services, United Way of Greater Mercer County, and the New Jersey Faith Based Initiative. Among the
services JFCS provides are: UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PRINCETON MERCER BUCKS (UJFPMB) On July 1, 1996, Princeton United Jewish Appeal and the Federation of Mercer and Bucks Counties formally merged into a newly formed entity, the United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks. The Federation, combining the proud, decades-long tradition of service that the two former organizations carried, is enabling us to increase our capacity to reach out and impact upon more people who require assistance than at any other time in history. The Federation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, and serves as the premier fundraising and planning arm of the Jewish community. In partnership with Jewish organizations across the country and throughout the world, we are: • Helping
to feed and provide medical care to over 175,000 impoverished
and
frail elderly in the former Soviet Union Additionally, the Federation, with its database of over 6,000 households and 2,400 annual gifts, is able to serve as a coordinating body for planning and problem solving within the community. By bringing diverse individuals and agencies together around common causes, we have forged coalitions, implemented projects, and advocated responsively to appropriate venues for issues of concern. Among the organizations we support are: JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF PRINCETON MERCER BUCKS - (JCFPMB) The Jewish Community Foundation of Princeton Mercer Bucks came into existence in 1963 and was created to enable donors to fulfill the commandments of tzedakah (charity) and tikkum olam (repairing the world) while also realizing significant tax savings. The Foundation enables individuals and families, through a number of investment options, to create a permanent legacy to meet community needs now and in the future. The planned giving vehicles of the Foundation give the donors the opportunity to provide resources for identified aid programs, projects, agencies and organizations. The Jewish Community Foundation currently holds 33 donor-advised funds and nineteen restricted funds for the benefit of community agencies and programs. Members of the Heritage Society have committed more than $5 million in future endowments for the Federation and local agencies. Asset value under management is approximately $6,000,000. GREENWOOD HOUSE Note: Greenwood House is planning to be an integral part of the new Jewish Community Campus and is now in discussion with the Campus Development Council. Greenwood House has facilities and services to meet the needs of the Jewish elderly of our community. All facilities and services under the Greenwood House umbrella are of superior quality, offered with the integrity and compassion that has earned Greenwood House its well- deserved reputation for excellence. Almost 70 years ago, the women of the Trenton Ladies Sick Benefit Society, recognized the need in the community for a Home for elderly Jewish people who required medical, nursing and personal care in a secure environment. In 1939 they purchased and renovated a spacious home on Greenwood Avenue and named the facility the Home for the Aged Sons and Daughters of Israel. Since then the Home has been serving the growing
needs of our community’s elderly: Greenwood House continues to keep pace with an ever aging community, sensitive to the needs of elderly men and women who need 24-hour a day care.
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