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ABOUT US

jccThe Friedberg JCC is the very pulse of Long Island’s South Shore Jewish community. It is an all-encompassing facility, dedicated to providing and maintaining the spirit of Judaism and its values through the strengthening of Jewish family life and culture.

The Friedberg JCC has been serving Long Island’s south shore community for over 60 years and provides social and educational programs, plus vitally needed services for individuals of all ages. It is where friends, neighbors and family come together to discover their Jewish identity, be themselves and just have fun.

Located in Oceanside, New York, with centers in Lynbrook, Merrick and Long Beach, the JCC operates programs for new mothers/new babies, day care, nursery school, after school activities, summer camps, teen programs, adult activities, special needs programs, holiday events and cultural activities for all. These extensive and varied programs are reflective of the JCC’s compelling mission to create a dynamic, caring community that helps families, youth, the elderly and the disabled at all economic levels.


Our Mission

The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center promotes Jewish Life and Values by providing programs and services in a warm and caring environment for all people in every stage of life.

We build community… one member at a time.


Our Community 

These extensive and varied programs are reflective of the JCC’s compelling mission to create a dynamic, caring community that helps families, youth, the elderly and the disabled at all economic levels.

  • Over 500 children are enrolled in our day care and nursery school programs, which provide a quality early childhood education.
  • 500 + children ages 2 – 15 attend our camps and spent their summer in an enriching Jewish environment.
  • 500+ school-aged children participate in our after-school programs, allowing parents to work, knowing their children are being cared for in a safe, fun place.
  • Over 300 individuals with Special Needs attend social-recreational programs at the JCC, which enable them to make new friends and learn new skills.
  • Over 600 individuals were served by our social work department through our participation with UJA-Federation’s Partner’s in Caring program – services provided include bereavement groups, educational workshops, individual short term counseling, and information and referral.
  • Over 750 seniors attend programs at the JCC, enhancing their lives through social, fitness, recreational and wellness programs.
  • Volunteers have provided over 500 service hours, helping children, seniors, individuals with disabilities and community members in programs such as food drives, MS Swim, holiday luncheons and dinners, and our nursery and after school programs, and UJA-Federation’s Engage Jewish Service Corps Regional Day of Service.
  • Over 700 people whose homes and lives were destroyed by Super Storm Sandy were aided in their recovery through mental health counseling, financial support and support groups.

Friedberg JCC Privacy Policy

The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center has created this privacy policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our website. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the website located at the URL www.friedbergjcc.org.

In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this privacy policy, as well as our terms of use. The Friedberg JCC reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this privacy policy simply by posting such changes on our site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.

Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this privacy policy notifies you of:
1. What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the site
2. Who collects such information
3. How such information is used
4. With whom your information may be shared
5. What choices you have regarding collection, use, and distribution of your information
6. What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of information under our control
7. How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the Friedberg JCC by sending an e-mail to sviscardi@friedbergjcc.org. Please reference this privacy policy in your subject line.

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information 
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, email address, format preference (HTML vs. text), address, interests, and similar information. We do not request or store sensitive information such as social security numbers from our visitors.

Donor Privacy Policy
The Friedberg JCC does not and will not sell, trade or share a donor’s personal information with any other agency or entity.

Internet Protocol Address 
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our site, analyze trends, track users’ movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Use of “Cookies” 
Our site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our site. Cookies are pieces of information that some websites transfer to the computer that is browsing that website and are used for record-keeping purposes at many websites. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular website and to make sure you don’t see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function properly when you view them.

Security

All information provided to the Friedberg JCC is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our site that is accessible only by certain qualified employees of MJCC. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.

Tell-A-Friend

If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask for the friend’s name and e-mail address. The Friedberg JCC stores this information for the sole purpose of sending the requested information.

Other Websites

Our site contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website for which the Friedberg JCC has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.

Contacting the Website

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact:
Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center
15 Neil Court
Oceanside NY 11572
You can also send an email to: sviscardi@friedbergjcc.org.