JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
Building community locally, connecting globally
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
SLO Jewish Film Festival
Our festival is a unique cultural experience on California’s Central Coast - celebrating Jewish life, community, and films.
Filmmakers from around the country come to San Luis Obispo to engage with our community and feature the stories they are telling through their films.
Special Events and Projects
Concerts, speakers, family programs
Camp Shoreshim
San Luis Obispo's only Jewish day camp - celebrating Jewish roots and the environment. These are two weeks where area kids create an ancient Hebrew village.
Jewish Family Services of SLO
Jewish Family Services of San Luis Obispo (JFS of SLO) is a social service program of the Jewish Community Center-Federation of San Luis Obispo (JCC-Federation of SLO).
Our Mission: Jewish Family Services of San Luis Obispo helps citizens of San Luis Obispo County who are in crisis by providing for essential and emergency needs like food, transportation, and housing through referrals to community agencies, direct aid, and micro-grants.
JFS of SLO provides a helping hand to anyone in our community regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity/expression or sexual orientation.
We assist those in need throughout San Luis Obispo County and North Santa Barbara County.
Holocaust Remembrance Program
We are all aware of the very limited time we have to hear these stories first-hand. It is deeply important to pass on the lessons from this time in history.
Learn about the Holocaust, remember survivors and victims, and confront genocide and anti-Semitism.
This program is free of charge and open to the public.
Hanukkah Downtown
JCC-Federation hosts a FREE first night Community Hanukkah Party with music, games, sweet treats, and schmoozing!
Subsequent nights include candle lighting and singing - come out for this great SLO Jewish community tradition.
Where we work
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Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
Board of directorsas of 06/22/2022
Richard Namm
Brenda Hock
Liz Ruderman Miller
Brenda Hock
Jake Kaufman
Susan Stern-Pearl
Mimi Naish
Lauren Bandari
Richard Namm
Isaac Feldman
Wendy Most
Ilene Brill
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? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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