The Jewish Federation Valley Alliance (Valley Alliance), a division of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, is the central address for Jews from the San Fernando, Conejo, Simi, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys to come together to engage in fundraising and community development initiatives in order to assist people in need locally and abroad.  It serves approximately 250,000 Jews.

The PJ (Pajama) Library program sends Jewish-content children's books and music to families' homes on a monthly basis to help unaffiliated or intermarried Jewish families with young children connect with their Jewish identity, one another and with the greater Jewish community.  An e-newsletter links families to information about Jewish holidays, parenting blogs, local Jewish events and additional ways to bring Judaism into the home.  A national program implemented by local communities, PJ Library was piloted in 2008 to reach 2,100 children ages six months to five and a half years in underserved parts of the valley (e.g., Conejo and Santa Clarita).  The scaled-up program will reach an additional 1,800 children of unaffiliated Jewish parents in the greater LA area, south of Mulhullond Drive.

We deeply appreciate
The Foundation’s validation of the work we are doing. We underwent a rigorous process, which gave us an opportunity to take a good look at our organization. We are grateful to The Foundation for helping us to launch this throughout the Greater Los Angeles area.

Carol Koransky,
Executive Vice President,
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles