The JCC is the most visible, diverse and utilized organization under Jewish auspices in our region—serving people from all walks of life seven days a week, nearly 365 days a year. At our core, we embrace the potential of people and community to grow and prosper. We are an enterprise in constant motion, evolving from generations past and changing each day with the future in mind. We have experienced an unprecedented level of growth and scope of operations. We recorded 1.3 million visits in 2016—three times the number 30 years ago— representing members, guests, clients and community partners from all backgrounds, lifestyles, ages, incomes and abilities. We are far more than a membership organization, with more than 200 active partnerships in place and scores of activities open to the public at large. Our facilities are our stage—the physical platform where we nurture people, live our values and strengthen community. They were constructed in a different era, when the JCC served fewer people and the needs of our stakeholders were less complex. As our vision and operations progress, we want our facilities to: 1) Embrace community needs at our current scale and future aspirations 2) Foster excellence in how we serve people each day 3) Support new opportunities to deliver services and build comparative advantage, and 4) Address complex realities of today’s regulatory and security environment
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Accelerated infrastructure replacement is good for our environment, good for our constituents, and allows us to spend more resources serving people than paying energy bills. This strategy continues energy efficiency infrastructure projects at all five JCC facilities—from lighting to heating/cooling systems to hot water heaters to roofing to many small projects that will help us further reduce our carbon footprint. Projects we have already implemented have reduced energy consumption by up to 15% while freeing up program space by almost 15,000 square feet. The JCC has identified an additional 20 projects, large and small, that are estimated to decrease energy consumption by up to an additional 15% if fully implemented. Energy consumption could be reduced even further if the Monroeville Family Park is converted to a carbon-neutral facility.
Expected Outcomes:
• Contributing to the Pittsburgh region’s energy reduction and green initiatives effort • Achieving projected reduction of electric and gas usage agency-wide • Utilizing anticipated energy savings to help fund agency scholarship program
Conceived after experiencing a 25% surge of usage in JCC fitness facilities over the past decade, this project will take our commitment to our constituents’ physical and spiritual well-being to the year 2023 and beyond. The expansion of fitness and wellness zones in Squirrel Hill and South Hills will add more adaptable and versatile equipment, expand youth wellness opportunities, enhance space for nationally recognized evidenced-based programs for adults of various life stages, and incorporate the potential expansion of rehabilitation and other health services.
• Reinvigorating a best-practice wellness facility for all ages and abilities • Integrating emerging technologies to support holistic health • Growing wellness impact for targeted populations (youth, older adults, etc.)
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