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August 31, 2010
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Grantmaking in Action


CAST
LA Anti-Trafficking Collaborative
Led by the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST), this program provides training and technical assistance to partner agencies that serve survivors of human trafficking in order to expand case management services for victims.


Westside Infant Family Network
Westside Infant-Family Network(WIN)
WIN assists families with young children facing mental health issues exacerbated by poverty, homelessness, recent immigration, violence, and/or substance abuse. A clinical director provides greater professionalized services in infant mental health such as assessments and interventions


Esencia de Judaismo
 Esencia de Judaísmo
A program of the American Jewish Committee, Esencia de Judaismo develops partnerships between the L.A. Jewish community and Latino Pastors, promotes collaboration on community projects, and facilitates educational programs for Latino Pastors about Jewish culture and religion, and in order to change misconceptions about Jews.

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Philanthropy In Focus

Savings Bond Magic: How to Make the Taxes Disappear

Your savings bonds, when left to heirs at your death, are subject to income tax on the accumulated interest. When left to us, however, we will receive the full value of the bonds.

New Opportunity for 2010: Convert Your IRA

If you're interested in converting your IRA to a Roth IRA, this is the year you can do so without worrying about an income limit. Find out what you can expect and how a gift to the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles can be an added benefit for you.

From the Desk of Marvin I. Schotland, President & CEO

From the desk of MISOn a warm, late-spring evening from a hillside veranda with panoramic views stretching from Downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean, The Foundation hosted a celebration of nonprofit leadership in our community. The symbolism of the setting-a seemingly endless vista of our city-was not lost on me. Symbolic, I say, because surrounding me on that terrace was a collection of visionaries-recent recipients of The Foundation's Cutting Edge Grants Initiative (CEGI), each of whom has his and her own distinct perspective for perpetuating a vibrant Jewish Los Angeles.

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