The Jewish Association for Community Living
responds to the needs of persons with developmental disabilities and their
families in our community by providing quality supports and services enhanced by
Jewish tradition.
Values Statement
Continuing in the spirit of our Mission, JCL
values include:
Providing
quality supports and services
Promoting
individual rights and community inclusion
Creating
a family environment
Enhancing
Jewish identity
Maintaining
fiscal responsibility
History
The
effort to create an agency that could develop housing for Jews with special
needs began in 1979 when a committee was formed with the blessing of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Hartford. This committee conducted a needs assessment and
soon determined that its efforts should be dedicated to opening a Jewish group
home in West Hartford.
In 1982,
JCL was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, and in December 1983, the Arapahoe Road CLA was opened,
one of the earliest group homes in the state to be created.
