The Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) is a nonprofit organization serving Southern Maine. A merger of the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation of Southern Maine, the JCA combines programming and fundraising for the Jewish Community. Its mission is to build Jewish community locally, in Israel and throughout the world. The JCA develops, provides, and supports diverse programs, education and services. We work with other Jewish organizations and local congregations, and functions as the hub of Jewish programming in Southern Maine.


JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES

The Robert Willis and Nancy Winslow Helping Hands Endowment Fund

Jewish Family Services is proud to announce the establishment of The Robert Willis and Nancy Winslow Helping Hands Endowment Fund. This generous endowment provides on-to-one matching funds for five years, enabling each contribution to Jewish Family Services to go further in reaching those in need.

Join the circle of Helping Hands. Your support touches lives by ensuring that we are able to provide vital programs and support to individuals and families in our community. Create a lasting tribute - donate to the Helping Hands Endowment Fund to celebrate or commemorate a loved one. There is no greater gift than tikkun olam - healing the world.

For more information, please contact Jewish Family Services at 772-1959 or kjaffe@mainejewish.org.

To make an online donation to the endowment, please click here.

    FORE!

    Join us Thursday, August 13 at the Toddy Brook Golf Course in North Yarmouth for the 8th Annual Jewish Community Alliance Golf Tournament.

    Tee off is at 8:00am and golf will be followed by a buffet lunch and silent auction. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Center Day Camp, our beautiful camp on Sebago Lake in Windham.

    Please click HERE for a registration form.

      KOSHER MEALS ON WHEELS: DRIVERS NEEDED!

      Add a rewarding and fun mitzvoh to your month and become a Kosher Meals on Wheels driver. By giving just an hour and ahalf a month, you can bring the joy of a hot kosher meal to members of the community.

      Find a friend and split the work for a forty-five minute mitzvoh that is worth every second.

      For more information, please contact Karli Jaffe at 772-1959 or kjaffe@mainejewish.org.

        Food Pantry - Give Food, Get Food

        The Jewish Family Services Food Bank is open Monday-Friday by appointment. To schedule a confidential visit please call 772-1959 and ask for Karli Jaffe or Ben Garren or send an email to jca@mainejewish.org.

        Donations are always needed and can be brought to the JCA front desk Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:30pm.

        Despite the rain, the Mary Lilly Scholarship Run/Walk was a huge success! Thank you our generous sponsors and everyone who came out to celebrate Mary!

         

        Please see below for race results:

         

        # Time Name
        62 19:37 Heather Wood
        8 24:06 Renee Fay-LeBlanc
        1 24:15 Mary Lilly
        65 19:57 Ron Adolf
        4 21:23 Ryan O'Shea
        100 22:18 Greg Brown
        91 22:55 Adam O'Shea
        70 23:26 Steve Stout
        89 23:55 Michael O'Shea
        2 24:16 Mike Lilly
        75 24:18 Cathy Girr
        99 24:18 Janel Goodman
        86 24:44 Rachel Flaxman
        78 25:19 John Giffune
        7 25:42 Gibson Fay-LeBlanc
        45 25:56 Natan Kahn
        12 25:58 Andy Abrams
        64 26:34 Betsy Scheintaub
        94 27:10 Kathryn Wogan
        69 27:22 Robin O'Rourke
        79 27:24 Heather DiYenno
        98 27:29 Tracy Silverman-Giffune
        71 28:12 Jim Tait
        85 28:24 Jeffrey Schwartz
        72 30:09 Richard Harris
        61 30:10 David Wood
        80 30:19 Vincent DiYenno
        67 30:33 Melanie Collins
        68 30:33 Fred Kilfoil
        90 30:41 Megan O'Shea
        95 31:24 Jon Goodman
          31:27 ????
        63 32:21 Rob Feathler
        47 33:18 Jennifer Christensen
        76 35:30 Trevor Lilly
        77 35:38 Hannah Lilly
        11 39:07 Priya Natarajan
        66 39:09 Michele Arcand
        93 41:17 Bob Klotz
        3 51:00 Fae Silverman

            Why Give to the JCA?

            The Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine (JCA) works every day to improve Jewish life and community in Southern Maine, in Israel, and around the world by supporting Jewish values and traditions that nuture our people. more