JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

HEALTH AND WELLNESS - THE JCC FITNESS DEPARTMENT SERVES A POPULATION AS DIVERSE AS ST. LOUIS ITSELF. WE HAVE ALL AGES, RELIGIONS, ETHNICITIES REPRESENTED IN A COMMON GOAL OF SELF IMPROVEMENT AND FOSTERING A STRONGER COMMUNITY. WITHIN THE WALLS OF OUR TWO ST. LOUIS LOCATIONS, WE PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES, SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING AND ONE-ON-ONE PERSONAL TRAINING AS WELL AS A WELL-EQUIPPED FITNESS CENTER. PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, WE SERVED MORE THAN 16,000 MEMBERS AND AVERAGED OVER 50,000 ENTRY SCANS PER MONTH. WHILE WE CATER TO MANY CLIENTS, WE EMPHASIZE INDIVIDUALITY THROUGH OUR PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS FOR EVERY MEMBER. WHEN THE PANDEMIC IMPACTED OUR MEMBERS' ABILITY TO WORK OUT REGULARLY, WE LAUNCHED OUR VIRTUAL GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES WHICH CONTINUE TODAY.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - THE JCC EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FAMILIES, IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION THAT EMBRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S MIND, BODY AND SOUL. WE STIMULATE THE MINDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTED BY A WELL-TRAINED STAFF IN A SAFE, NURTURING, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN DEVELOP THEIR BODIES AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO ADOPT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS THROUGH A PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES THE BEST OF THE JCC'S RESOURCES IN FITNESS, RECREATION, AND AQUATICS. THE SOUL IS NURTURED THROUGH LIVING JEWISH VALUES AND JEWISH EXPERIENCES IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT APPRECIATES AND RESPECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROGRAM. RECOGNIZING THAT NOT ALL FAMILIES CAN AFFORD HIGH QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN, THE JCC PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED. BOTH FACILITIES ARE ACCREDITED BY MISSOURI VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION AND UTILIZE THE PROJECT CONSTRUCT CURRICULUM.