The Jewish Community Alliance is Jacksonville’s Jewish community center. The JCA strengthens Jewish life, serves as a common meeting ground and enhances the quality of life of the entire community. The JCA provides an unparalleled array of physical, recreational, educational, social and cultural programs for all ages in one conveniently located state-of-the-art facility. Programs include fitness, NAEYC accredited preschool, ACA accredited summer camp, after-school care, aquatics (including outdoor and indoor pools) and tennis on Har-Tru clay courts. Contact: Hollie Arnold 904-730-2100, ext. 234, info@jcajax.org, jcajax.org
Jewish Family & Community Services is a social service agency dedicated to helping people help themselves. JFCS serves the entire community through six core programs: Child Welfare, Adoption, Counseling, Emergency Financial Assistance/Food Pantry, United Way’s Achievers for Life Dropout Prevention, and Jewish Services. Through the generosity of The Jewish Federation of Jacksonville, we provide a number of services specifically for the Jewish community; those include support for children with special needs, meal delivery, affordable transportation, care management services and medical advocacy for seniors, financial assistance, Holocaust survivor services, and The Jewish Healing Network. Contact: 904-448-1933 or info@jfcsjax.org, jfcsjax.org/.
Martin J. Gottlieb Day School is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected schools of its kind, can provide your child with a caring environment, a challenging curriculum and a customized learning plan to help every student reach his or her potential. The Martin J. Gottlieb Day School proves that a school can be prestigious without being elitist. It can be cutting-edge yet while celebrating its heritage. It can push students and still be nurturing. It can provide a sense of community and still offer individualized learning. Take a tour and learn about this one-of-a-kind school for your one-of-a-kind child. Contact: 904-268-4200, ext. 148 or office@mjgds.org
River Garden Senior Services is a high-quality, not-for-profit, mission-driven community agency sponsored by the organized Jacksonville Jewish community. Services include Short-stay Rehabilitation; In-patient and Out-patient Therapies, including physical, occupational and speech-language therapies; Parkinson’s Specialty Care; Osteoporosis Management; Long-term Skilled Nursing Care; Alzheimer’s/Memory Care; Palliative Care; Adult Day Care; Medicare-certified Home Health Care; an interdisciplinary professional team; full-time medical staff; on-site pharmacy. River Garden is an unprecedented eight-time recipient of the “Florida Governor’s Gold Seal Award for Excellence in Long-Term Care,” along with 5-Star ratings by state and federal regulatory authorities. Contact Kari Bell, 904-288-7855, kbell@rivergarden.org and rivergarden.org/.
Torah Academy of Jacksonville offers a well-rounded education to Jewish students of all backgrounds and religious affiliations. The school complements a complete Jewish education with an uncompromising general education that continually surpasses Florida State standards in all core subject areas. TA’s intimate classroom setting supports a unique teacher and student relationship where each child is encouraged to strive for and achieve his or her maximum potential. The combination of a genuine Torah education and an excellent General Studies education prepares our students for academic, personal and professional success. For more information, please go to Torah-Academy.com, email Office@Torah-Academy.com, or call 904- 268-7719.