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Impact Stories

Each year, the MJCCA strives to deliver innovative programs and services that meet the needs of our growing and evolving community. We inspire people of all ages to try something new, explore their passions, and improve their health and wellness. Above all else, we seek to make a lasting impact by fostering lifelong connections and providing experiences that change lives.

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Four Families. One Community.

“It’s not just a facility, it’s an extension of our family.”

A Friendly Face

“If teens have just one positive role model in their lives, it changes everything. I wanted to be that person for as many teens as possible.”

Still Showing Up

“It’s just wonderful to be able to come to a place that has so much to do. I come to the MJCCA almost every day. I am grateful to the JCC and what it’s brought to my life.”

The Shot

“The MJCCA is home for me. It’s a community. It’s family. You don’t get that everywhere.”

Where Every Family Belongs

“The Sunshine School will always be family to us. They helped raise our child.”

Home Away from Home

“Look at this place. It’s unbelievable. It’s alive!”

Finding A Home Away From Home

“The Marcus JCC is where we met our first friends in Atlanta. It became the foundation of our community.”

Finding Deeper Meaning

“[At the MJCCA] it’s more than a workout — it’s a community. First, people are strangers. Then they’re friends. Eventually, they’re family.”

Purpose Through Friendship

“The MJCCA is part of my life now. There’s always something to do, something to learn, and someone to meet.”

A Lifelong Connection to Community

“The MJCCA has been a constant in our lives, from preschool to sports, it has been a gathering place where we feel at home.”

Finding Community and Strength

“The MJCCA offers something that nourishes every part of your life. You’ll come for a class, but you’ll stay for the people, the purpose, and the sense of belonging.”

A Legacy of Leadership

“We can’t imagine life without the Marcus JCC. It has given us a home, a purpose, and a place to make a difference.”

Giving Back

“I want to give back to the Jewish community that helped me so much along the way.”

Finding Belonging

“This showed us he can be successful in a full-day camp experience that fosters independence.”

Winning Connections

"The MJCCA is where I made my first friends as a mother, and now, where I’ve formed lifelong bonds."

Discovering Community

"Having a sense of community at the Marcus JCC is important to us. Without it, we wouldn’t know each other."

Gaining Experience

"The Marcus JCC gave me a home and guided me through life with skills I wouldn’t have learned in a classroom."

Bonding Through Fitness

"It fills me with pride that we are part of an organization that offers such opportunity and unity."

Serving Support

"The Marcus JCC is a support circle for us as Jewish people—culturally, educationally, socially, and even emotionally."

Advancing a Mission

"No other Jewish agency fulfills the mission of Jewish continuity to the extent that the MJCCA does. It’s a remarkable place."

A Life-Changing Connection

“It really was bashert, completely meant to be. Without The Weinstein School, it wouldn’t have happened.”

Embracing the Spotlight

“The directors believed in me, trusted me, and shaped me into the performer and person I am today, just like a family would.”

Making a Difference

“I was embraced by the MJCCA from my initial introduction and felt such a strong sense of belonging and family.”

Blazing a Trail

“It thrills me that we’re running such good programs that others are looking to us. We have come so far. We’re clearly doing something right.”

Discovering a Passion

“I wouldn’t recognize my life without the MJCCA.”

Finding Support

“It would not have been possible to do what we do without the MJCCA and The Weinstein School.”

Coming Full Circle

“The MJCCA is the beating heart of our community.”

Influencing Generations

“The MJCCA has been an important part of my life forever.”

Welcoming Community

“Luci has been given the opportunity to participate in every activity regardless of her ability.”

Making a Connection

“We credit the MJCCA for bringing us together, and now it has helped write our next chapter.”

Getting Involved

BBYO provides the platform to become a Jewish leader

Discovering a Passion

MJCCA softball fosters lifelong connections

Discovering Confidence

MJCCA gymnastics teaches life lessons and shapes strong minds and bodies

Finding Community

MJCCA preschool lovingly supports entire family’s wellness

Connecting to Judaism

Taste of Judaism class sparks lifelong Jewish commitment

Making a Difference

Partnership with Dad’s Garage Theatre builds self-esteem for adults with developmental disabilities

Finding Purpose

Retiree embraces new beginnings and stays active at the MJCCA

Diving Into Possibility

Facilitators and Inclusion program make new experiences possible for people of all abilities

Giving Back

Volunteer finds a home away from home at the MJCCA

Cementing Friendships

Camp Barney Medintz turns siblings into friends

Bonding for Life

Preschool Dads Remain Connected Over the Years

Sharing Traditions

Mothers and Daughters Bond through BBYO

Embracing Diversity

Basketball Team Forms Special Connection

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