The J-Ticket
What is the J-Ticket?
Think of it as a "bundle of services" at Akron's Jewish institutions. The J-Ticket will significantly reduce the cost of the Mandel Early Childhood Education program at The Shaw JCC or The Lippman School tuition, and the Shaw JCC Jewish summer camp. It also includes a discretionary program credit and a membership at participating synagogue, for Jewish families who choose to enroll and purchase a J-Ticket.
Why was the J-Ticket created?
In the JCBA's efforts to sustain Jewish life in Akron, we wanted to focus on engaging families and reduce the cost of Jewish participation at our Jewish institutions, particularly among young Jewish families who are our future. By significantly lowering the overall cost of participation, young Jewish families will be better able to engage in multiple programs and find an easier path to organized Jewish life in Akron.
How are you able to offer this program?
Using funds from the Albert L. and Janet A. Schultz Endowment for Jewish Programming and consistent with the Schultz family’s stated areas of interest, the J-Ticket was born.
How does the J-Ticket work?
The J-Ticket is open to all Jewish families, regardless of financial need. The cost for enrollment depends on the J-Ticket chosen (see below). New for 2017: Families with one child in The Lippman School and one child in the Mandel ECE may purchase one J-Ticket in each program for a total of two J-Tickets. (No family may have two J-Tickets in the same program.) The Lippman and ECE J-Ticket benefits are for the school year and therefore, begin in August 2017. (Enrollment during the year will be prorated.)
J-Tickets can be purchased by the participants themselves or by family members, such as parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Payments may be made in full to Jewish Community Board of Akron (JCBA) or if you already use FACTS you may do so for this. Download an application here.
ECE J-Ticket
$5800 • Value in excess of $10,000
Purchase of this ticket includes all of the following:
- Shaw JCC Mandel Early Childhood Education Center fee for 9 months for 1 child
- Shaw JCC Family Membership
- Shaw JCC Day Camp for 2 weeks
- $250 of Akron Jewish Community Programming Fees
- Annual Dues for one participating Synagogue
Families with one child in the Mandel ECE and one child in the Lippman School may purchase one J-Ticket in each program for a total of two J-Tickets. No family may have two J-Tickets in the same program.
Lippman J-Ticket
$3800 • Value in excess of $12,000
Purchase of this ticket includes all of the following:
- One school year of tuition at The Lippman School for 1 student*
- Shaw JCC Family Membership
- Shaw JCC Day Camp for 2 weeks
- $250 of Akron Jewish Community Programming Fees
- Annual Dues for one participating Synagogue
Families with one child in The Lippman School and one child in the Mandel ECE may purchase one J-Ticket in each program for a total of two J-Tickets. No family may have two J-Tickets in the same program.
Additional children are at full tuition but may apply for financial aid and, if enrolled in the Jewish Studies Program at Lippman School, may also apply for the JCBA Scholarship.
Akron J-Ticket*
$1000 • Value in excess of $2,000
Purchase of this ticket includes all of the following:
- Shaw JCC Family Membership
- Shaw JCC Day Camp for 2 weeks
- $250 of Akron Jewish Community Programming Fees
- Annual Dues for one participating Synagogue
available to people under 40
If you currently have a membership at a participating synagogue, the cost for the Akron J-Ticket is only $500. You receive a Shaw JCC Family Membership and $250 Akron Jewish Programming fees.
