JCC Culture: Creating Safety Respect and Equity within the JCC Movement

A pilot program funded by The Safety Respect Equity Coalition (SRE) to help individual JCCs shift culture around gender equity, safe workplaces, and anti-harassment in their communities.

Geographic Scope: JCC Association network (North America)

Focus Areas:

• Gender equity
• Safe workplaces
• Anti-harassment initiatives
• Creating dialogue and culture shift around these issues
• JCC role as convening agency for these issues
• Linking local JCCs to broader Jewish community

Program Details:

• Pilot program with 6 selected JCCs
• Each selected JCC receives:
  • Over $20,000 in support and training
  • $5,000 in grant money
  • Program coordinator support
  • Executive director and lay leader participation
  • Program launch and accelerated training (following Mifgash in January 2020)
  • Additional training extension at JSummit (May 2020) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Three instructional webinars with the JCulture cohort
  • Comprehensive on-site visit
  • Help creating action plan with measurable, deliverable outcomes

Eligibility:

• Member JCCs of JCC Association
• Selected through competitive application process

Historical Context: JCC Association was among the first 15 organizations selected by SRE (founded as a Jewish response to the #MeToo movement)

Goals:

• Encourage dialogue at local level
• Galvanize JCC's role as convening agency
• Link JCC to broader Jewish community
• Generate discussion and implement solutions across JCC network
• Encourage wider conversation and culture shift across entire JCC Movement

Application Process

Application: JCCs invited to apply for one of six spaces in pilot program

Timeline:

• Program launch and accelerated training following Mifgash (January 2020)
• Three instructional webinars with JCulture cohort
• Comprehensive on-site visit during the year
• Extension training at JSummit (May 2020) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Required Participation:

• Project coordinator
• Executive director
• Lay leader

Deliverables:

• Action plan with measurable, deliverable outcomes
• Programming tailored to community needs

Note: Application announcement timeline not specified in source material.