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Israeli Association of Community Centers - EST. 1969
The Israel Association of Community Centers (IACC) is the leading social organization in Israel, with a mission to build strong and sustainable local communities that contribute to a robust and progressive society. The IACC operates a national network of over 1,000 community centers from Metula to Eilat, and serves over 1.5 million residents weekly, in approximately 151 local municipalities with an emphasis on the social and geographical periphery, touching all sectors and populations of Israeli society.
The IACC created a new language and image for community centers. While they once were only a place where youngsters occasionally came to play sports, today the community center is a focal point for communal, social, recreational, and cultural activities based on a vision that encompasses residents, the local government, and the business community all working together to meet community needs.
Additionally, the IACC serves and creates tailor-made programming for the entire Israeli population; regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, including multiple inclusive programming for both the mentally and physically differently-abled populations.
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.jpg) | | The youth band "Combination of Voices" from the Haifa "Neve Yosef" Community Center – participated at an international festival in South Korea and successfully represented the IACC and the city of Haifa |
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|  |  | | A unique meeting was held in Netanya last week with a delegation of New York Federation officials. The delegation, comprising of 30 senior members of both professionals and Federation leadership volunteers, came to gain a deeper understanding of the IACC’s programming, as well as the challenges that its community centers face, with a particular focus on the needs of Israel’s Ethiopian communities. This meaningful and unique visit is just part of IACC’s efforts to pursue strategic partnerships and expand its circles of influence to better support Israeli communities that need it most. |
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|  | | Last week, an important meeting was held at the central offices of Bank Hapoalim with top company officials. This included Oded Eran, Chairman of Bank Hapoalim, Mr. Amit Oberkowitz, Director of Human Resources, and Batsheva Moshe, Chief of the Bank, along with Avi Wurzman, IACC Chairman, Raz Frohlich, CEO of IACC, and Liat Allert, Director of Partnerships. |
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| |  | | IACC Chairman Avi Wurzman signed an important charter together with top officials in the public, business, and social sectors. He then issued this official statement:
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| Over 100 delegates from around the world, and about 300 Jewish leaders and community directors worldwide arrived in Jerusalem this week with much excitement. This visit was made possible thanks to the World Conference of JCCs, hosted this week by JCCGlobal organization, and led by Smadar Bar Akiva and Menachem Revivi, CEO and Chairman respectively of JCCGlobal. |  |
| For the first time in the history of IACC and for the first time in Bedouin society- the IACC's Sports Department produced the 1st Rahat Race in the Negev, with over 600 runners and audience, from all over the county. | |
| The Israeli-American violinist, Yitzhak Perlman, announced the "Israeli Association of Community Centers" as one of the 17 organizations that have been selected to receive a generous grant, in order to promote accessibility of classic arts for people with disabilities. | |
| About 150 Jewish and Arab children and their parents from west Haifa joined at the Leo-Beck Community Center in Haifa to write greeting cards expressing hope for peace and to create an artistic peace dove. | |
| Israel and Vietnam signed an agreement on establishing a series of community centers based on an Israeli-developed model | |
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