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Founded in 1996, the LGBT Alliance, is an outreach program and internal division of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. We support the Jewish Community Federations mission to protect and enhance Jewish life in our community through fundraising, strategic planning and providing funding for programs that care for those in need; that strengthen and secure the safety of the Jewish people; and that foster Jewish renaissance at home, in Israel and in other Jewish communities. Specifically within this mission the LGBT Alliance seeks to increase opportunities for the estimated 36,000 Bay Area lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Jews to fully participate and celebrate in Jewish life. Through leadership development, advocacy, and community organizing, the LGBT Alliance works toward a future in which greater numbers of LGBT Jews engage with Judaism and the Jewish community.

The LGBT Alliance of the Jewish Community Federation covers the service areas of San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma counties, as well as the North Peninsula and South Peninsula. We also have an office in Jerusalem, Israel and partner directly with the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay. Learn more about the people who live in our area, where you can volunteer, and how you can make a bigger impact in the community at http://www.JewishLGBT.org.

The LGBT Alliance is the only full-time LGBT funded program or division within the The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), is an American Jewish umbrella organization representing 157 Jewish Federations and the Network of Independent Communities , 400 smaller Jewish communities across North America. The JFNA was formed from the 1999 merger of the United Jewish Appeal, the Council of Jewish Federations, and United Israel Appeal, Inc. The organization was known as the United Jewish Communities (UJC) until 2009, when it chose to adopt a new name and logo to "create a stronger continental brand and market positioning for the Federation system". The Jewish Federations of North America represents and serves one of the world's largest and most effective networks of social service providers and programs, enacting the federations’ pledge to "live generously," by securing support for life-saving and life-enhancing humanitarian assistance programs in the United States, Israel and 60 other countries. It is the second largest philanthropic network in North America (second to United Way of America). The Jewish Federations of North America promotes effective philanthropy, hands-on volunteerism, shared commitment, and collective action.