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Here is what teachers and schools say about the importance of the support JCAS gives to children: On behalf of our school community, I would like to extend our deepest thanks for the incredible work JCAS continues to do. Your commitment to supporting the inclusion of children with diverse learning needs has made a profound difference to our students, our staff and our families. The assistance you provide, whether through funding, personnel, guidance, or advocacy, allows us

It’s one of the best-kept secrets in our community: JCAS distributes $1 million annually to fund vital teacher’s assistants for approximately 250 children across 11 Melbourne Jewish day schools. This support is completely life-changing for these kids and their families, yet outside of our iconic, high-profile Posh Opp Shoppes, the JCAS name itself remains relatively unknown. We want to change that. Because the need for classroom inclusion continues to grow, our profile needs

2026 has started with a bang! Amazing donations are flooding in and getting put straight out! As we're heading into the colder months our winter and ski gear is starting to get put out onto the floor, so if your doing a winter cleanout then please drop off any unwanted goods We have extended our Sunday hours and we are now open till 4pm! We had our favourite influencer Olga from “Whatpeoplewear” come in and find something to wear for The Melbourne Fashion Festival. Not only d

The aides started 2026 with a dynamic training morning at Bialik College. The organizing team of Sharon Goodhardt, Gabby Walters and Dr. Melody Curtis ensured there was valuable presentations, plenty of delicious food and a videographer to capture the day. President Justin Graham KC opened with insights into JCAS and the Posh Opp Shoppes, thanking assistants for their impact, while Deborah Reed welcomed everyone on behalf of Bialik’s generous hosting team. Lisa Cohen and Lian

In emotional scenes in Adelaide on Anzac Day this year, Posh Opp Shoppe manager Jason Silverstein returned 7 missing war medals awarded to Warrant Officer Kenneth Peters to his grateful descendants. The medals had been donated to the Posh Opp Shoppe but Jason and the team recognised that the medals would have been important to the recipient and his family. After a year-long search involving the RSL, the medals were returned to Warrant Officer Peters’ family in fitting recogni

Tell us about Orah? The Orah Fund was started several years ago with the aim of building a new revenue stream for our community – a revenue stream that is not based upon individual donations. The concept is simple. Almost everyone in our community invests some of their money with fund managers, so we decided to build a funds management business that is effectively 100% owned by the community and where all of the fees that are made by this business are donated to Jewish char

We are delighted to welcome Stacey Dodge as a member of the JCAS board. Stacey is a mum of 3 children, 2 dogs and 4 turtles. In addition to this important job, she has been actively involved in the Melbourne Jewish community for many years through a range of professional and volunteer leadership roles. She currently works at C Care and previously served as Co-Chair of the Bialik College Foundation, in addition to serving on the Bialik College Board for seven years. Through th

This year has already seen a number of exciting achievements and developments at JCAS: · Stacey Dodge has joined our board. Stacey has a wealth of experience in community and philanthropic organisations and she has a great passion for our mission of ‘Education. Inclusion. Belonging.’ You can learn more about Stacey in this edition of our newsletter. Welcome Stacey! · Our annual teacher’s assistants training day was once again a huge success. Hosted by Bialik Col