Grantee Database
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
Grant Year
2024-25
Grant Program
Creative Youth Development
Award Amount
$16,203.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco will continue to preserve Jewish-Russian heritage and traditions for 80-100 students and their families through the Tikvah School of Music and Dance. Every Saturday during the school year, children ages two- to seventeen engage in bilingual dance, music and theater arts instruction, connecting to their families’ past while gaining valuable life-skills to pursue their imagined futures. For over 30 years, this program has served generations of Bay Area-based former Soviet Union émigrés ages 2-17 through arts education. The program also works to preserve Jewish heritage and traditions for the Russian American community – including many Ukrainian refugee students – through community events and culturally-informed arts-based programming.
Organization Summary
The JCCSF is the oldest Jewish center on the West Coast, providing cultural, educational and recreational programs to San Francisco Bay Area communities since 1877. Alive with activity, we currently host hundreds of programs and experiences each year at our main building which houses dance studios, a 400-seat theater, ceramics studios, a community library, a gym and gathering spaces of all shapes and sizes.
Select examples of JCCSF programs include:
Roots & Culture Programs – We produce events with renowned performers and cultural icons; host interactive pop-ups around the city inspired by Jewish culture; enjoy spirited holiday celebrations presented in original, smart and accessible ways and much more.
Preschool and School-Aged Youth Programs – Our organization focuses on providing children age-appropriate experiences of creativity and learning through a values-based approach to everyday activities highlighted through the rhythms and vocabulary of Jewish culture.
Organization
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Address
3200 CALIFORNIA ST
SAN FRANCISCO
94118-1904
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 292-1200
Congressional District
California's 12th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 19
State Senate District
District 11
