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Non-profit OrganizationsNew Jersey, United States51-200 Employees
JCC MetroWest is a mid-sized nonprofit based in West Orange, New Jersey, that functions as a Jewish community center offering educational, social, cultural and fitness programs. For more than 130 years it has served the surrounding area, delivering classes, theater events, summer camps and community-wide festivals to about 50,000 people annually across a 400-square-mile region from Essex County to the outer suburbs of Morris County. The organization aims to support the mind, body and spirit of people at all ages through its programs and facilities, while nurturing Jewish values and culture within the broader community. It seeks to strengthen ties to Jewish institutions, synagogues and Israel, and to promote inclusivity across diverse races, creeds and abilities. As a nonprofit organization operating in the education, recreation and cultural space, JCC MetroWest positions itself as a center serving the MetroWest region's Jewish community. A recent development noted in its programming is the launch of an outdoor fitness initiative, Fitter on the Roof, which accompanied the return of in-person group exercise classes.