Jewish Welfare Funds in Atlanta, Dallas and Denver Join L. C. B. C.

Jewish welfare funds in three cities, Atlanta, Dallas, and Denver, have joined the Large City Budgeting Conference, it was announced today by Michael A. Stavitsky of Newark, chairman. By their affiliation, the membership of the group has grown to twenty-two communities.

The Large City Budgeting Conference, or LCBC as it is popularly known, is an informal association of Jewish federations, welfare funds and community councils from the larger cities. Its purpose is to review and analyze the programs and budgets of national and overseas agencies which appeal to the local communities for funds, and to make recommendations for financing.

The process is essentially advisory and one in which the leaders of the LCBC communities meet jointly to review the programs and budgets cooperatively with the lay and professional leadership of the Jewish national and overseas agencies. Member communities are in no way bound by the recommendations of the group. They may exercise their own discretion in determining their allocations. Similarly, the national and overseas agencies participate voluntarily and are free to make their own budget decisions.

The agencies presently cooperating in joint budget review with the LCBC are: American Jewish Congress, B’nai B’rith National Youth Service Appeal, Jewish Labor Committee, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., National Community Relations Advisory Council, National Jewish Welfare Board, and United Hias Service. It is expected that additional agencies will enter into this cooperative relationship in the course of 1958.

Participating in the LCBC are the following communities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Hartford, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rochester, St. Louis, and San Francisco.