Jewish Association for Community Living

The Jewish Association for Community Living (JCL) was founded in 1981 "to develop and operate community residences for developmentally disabled persons and to promote for them full integration into community life in every possible way." It was an outgrowth of the Committee on the Developmentally Disabled formed by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford in 1979. The Auxiliary of the JCL also formed in 1981; because the JCL Board itself is prohibited from fundraising, the Auxiliary works with the Board to fill that and other needs.

In its first year, the JCL was able to obtain three grants that enabled the purchase of a lot and the construction of a home in West Hartford for six developmentally disabled adults.

This collection contains newspaper clippings and newsletters that successfully document the growth of the organization, its auxiliary, and their work.