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- EIN 72-0408936
- (504) 899-1595
- 3500 North Causeway Boulevard Suite Metairie LA 70002-3527 USA
- www.jcrsnola.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Judaism, Religion, Single Parent Agencies, Youth Development
Mission: The mission of jcrs is to provide needs-based resources that assist in funding jewish summer camp experiences, post-secondary education for jewish students, underwriting expenses that support jewish youth with special psychological, physical and social needs and providing economic support and consultation to jewish youth and their families in exceptional situations.
Programs: Camp - the jewish children's regional service provides partial scholarships for summer camp tuition for jewish children when a familyis unable to pay the full costs. The amount of aid provided to any onechild or family varies in accordance with the circumstances of thechild and/or his or her family. Financial awards for camp assistance istypically lower if the family is able to obtain matching funds fromother agencies and, conversely the scholarship amount frequently may be higher when the jcrs is the sole source of aid.
education-the jcrs funds higher education and training for jewish students in the form of grants and no-interest loans. Many of the college students who receive aid from the jcrs are from very low income families. Most of this group of students were also camp scholarship recipients when they were young. Typically, half of the college aid recipients are from single-parent homes.
special needs-clients come from a wide variety of jewish backgroundsand family situations. Their disabilities are physical, cognitive,developmental, emotional, behavioral, or psychosocial. Many are beingraised by single parents, grandparents, or foster parents. Some are in residential care. Some are new immigrants. Some children have a parent in the military. Many come from dependent, at-risk families who struggle to provide the necessary care, supervision and stability to meet their childrens needs. For all children, jcrs funding plans are formulated on the totality of their needs, their opportunities, and their resources. Special needs subsidies are granted for up to oneyear and can be renewed on a case-by-case basis. There is no limit on the length of time that a special needs child may receive subsidies from the jcrs; however, once the individual attains young adulthood (usually age 18), she may be eligible for a jcrs subsidy for independent life skills training, vocational training, or college.
adoption and family life services- the agency conducts adoptive homestudies and consults on developmental problems and issues related tothe development and needs of children. The p. J. Library program provides a monthly book to jewish children under the age of eight for the purpose of scholastic and jewish enrichment.