Study Year

2021

Jews making sub $50k

14%

Jewish 🏠 struggling 💰

18%

1. Alpert Jewish Community Center (AJCC) 2. National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) – Long Beach 3. Beach Hillel 4. Jewish Family & Children's Service (JFCS) 5. AJCC offers diverse programs representing all walks of Judaism, striving for vibrancy, inclusivity, and relevance in its community offerings

https://lbpost.com/news/long-beachs-1st-jewish-demographic-study-in-70-years-illustrates-broad-societal-shifts/ || fjhhttps://www.brandeis.edu/cmjs/community-studies/long-beach-report.html || alpertjcc.org || jfcslboc.org || jewishlongbeach.org || https://www.longbeachgives.org/organization/ncjwlongbeach || https://www.instrumentl.com/990-report/jewish-family-and-childrens-service-of-long-beach || https://tinyurl.com/4p9kkeh5

•Satisfaction with the level of one’s participation in the Jewish community is related to finances. People who are financially struggling are least likely to be very satisfied (13%) with their level of participation in Jewish life, compared with those who are well-off (38%). •Among the quarter of Jewish households that include someone who has a health issue, 29% did not receive all services needed to manage the health issue within the previous three months. • Six percent of households could not pay off in full an unexpected $400 expense • Eighteen percent of Jewish households limited their participation in Jewish life because of their financial situation. • About 10% of financially struggling adults reported emotional or mental health difficulties • Many Jewish adults in the Long Beach Area expressed concerns about their future financial needs Among Jewish adults ages 40 and younger, 9% are not at all or not too confident in their ability to afford retirement.