Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, Inc.
A community based organization with a citywide impact
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island is a private not-for-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. We were founded in 1973 to provide a wide-spectrum of social services to the low-income residents of southern Brooklyn (regardless of race and religion), and to foster neighborhood stabilization. Our current mission dedicates our resources to these goals and to the provision of supportive services designed at improving the quality of life of the frail elderly, vocationally disadvantaged poor, underprivileged immigrants and educationally at-risk youth of our City and to provide technical assistance to enhance the programmatic, administrative and fiscal capacity of other not-for-profit organizations.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Senior Support Systems
JCCGCI provides a full range of services
so that seniors can remain in their homes
as long as possible, continuing to live
satisfying lives. Our Senior Support
Systems provides frail elderly with
practical services such as homecare,
transportation, friendly visiting, telephone
reassurance, Senior Center and Sunday
Senior Center services, home delivered
meals and health insurance counseling.
Vocational Support Systems
Self-sufficiency and the ability to earn a living allow people
to live their lives with dignity. Vocational support systems
provide training, Adult Literacy, internships, and relevant
job experience that can be used in obtaining gainful
employment.
JCCGCI vocational services are Citywide and include
career pathways programming, job development, job
readiness and job placement, to underprivileged and
immigrant youth and adults through several programs that
target specific demographics. By creating opportunities for
disadvantage populations to receive adult education and
workforce training, a path to self-sufficiency and a dignified
life becomes a real possibility.
Educational Support Systems
Educational Support Services improve
school performance, increase
retention, decrease the dropout rate
and prevent delinquency. Children
from homes challenged by low
socio-economic status often have
circumstances in their lives that
prevent them from focusing on their
education. These children may arrive
at school hungry or be truant due to
concerns lack of motivation and low
self-esteem, resulting in impaired
scholastic achievement. These
children may be from immigrant
families or from parents with poor job
skills who do not earn a living wage
and have limited English proficiency.
Management Support Systems (NonProfit HelpDesk)
JCCGCI’s NonProfit Help Desk (NPHD) helps CBOs build capacity
that will enhance their organization, helping them fulfill
their mission, and grow by providing excellent programming.
The NPHD has helped more than 2500 nonprofits to improve
their human, technological and financial infrastructure and ultimately
expand and enhance service delivery to constituents.
Since the NPHD is part of JCCGCI, a social service agency, it
delivers holistic support with understanding, relevance and innovation.
Services include Financial Management, Technology
Development, Board Development and Governance, Diversity
and Human Resources, and Marketing and Communications.
Support is also provided in Program Development, Disaster
Recovery Planning, Legal Services, Advocacy and Government
Relations and Regulatory Compliance.
Community Support Systems
JCCGCI’s Community Support
Systems provides community
stabilization programs including the
Gun Violence Prevention Program,
Housing Preservation Initiative,
Domestic Violence Program, School
Conflict Resolution Program, Urban
Neighborhood Services Multi-
Service Center and the South
Brooklyn Shuttle Bus.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Please note, many programs were closed to in person activity in 2020/2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI) provides a wide spectrum of senior citizen, vocational, educational, immigrant, crime-reduction and community revitalization services throughout New York City. We alleviate the health-related and economic struggles of those who need it most.
Our programs are available to all segments of the population, regardless of race and religion. We serve the city’s frail elderly, vocationally disadvantaged poor, underprivileged immigrants and educationally at-risk youth populations to help successfully address the challenges they encounter and attain independence with dignity.
JCCGCI is also a technical assistance provider, offering capacity building services to nonprofits citywide through our NonProfit HelpDesk division.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To achieve its mission, JCCCGI builds on clients' strengths and provides social and human services, educational programs and vocational assistance to meet the evolving unmet needs and interests of those it serves. JCCGCI partners with numerous non-profit and government agencies and offers “one-stop" access to services for those with multiple needs.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
JCCGCI provided similar services for many years, with consistent positive feedback from funders and clients. Our staff and management include Executive Director, Program Directors and staff, Controller, CIO and HR with successful experience supporting and providing the services we are applying to maintain and expand. Programs are coordinated out of newly re-built efficient, fully equipped offices with customized and advanced communications systems and a customized data base manages scheduling, recordkeeping and reporting of these programs.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
JCCGCI provides social and human services, educational programs and vocational assistance assisting more than 10,000 clients (unduplicated count) each year. The need and request for services exceeds available resources.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 11/11/2022
Irwin Janklowicz
Community Volunteer
Irwin Janklowicz
Community Volunteer
Nechamah Jacobovits
Eli Auerbach
Malkie Akerman
Rabbi Henoch Polansky
Anita Garcia
Harold Steinberg
Muriel Kerzer
Elihu Romanoff
Nicole M. Robinson-Etienne
Orsola Frances Roggio
Patricia Randolph
Solomon Kleinbart
Jacob Salome
Tondalaya London
Olga Fort
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.