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1. To promote religious and educational activities related to Jainism and to develop better understanding of the Jain religion.
2. To assist existing Jain associations and promote formation of new Jain associations throughout North America.
3. To provide and promote academic and cultural interchanges and cooperation among Jains in North America, India and other countries around the globe.
4. To assist and promote charitable and humanitarian community services in North America, India and throughout the world.
5. To promote vegetarianism and non-violence.
6. To assist in the establishment of Jain Temples, Sthanaks, Pathshalas and other facilities for carrying on Jain activities.
7. To establish liaison with governmental and other agencies in pursuance of the above objectives.

There are over 71 organizations under the JAINA umbrella. Each organization, based on their membership size appoints 1, 2, or 3 Directors. There are 120 JAINA Directors who elect the JAINA Executive Committee every two years. Also there are over 36 specialized working groups called JAINA Committees.

YOUNG JAINS OF AMERICA (YJA)
Started in 1991 with a mission to establish a network to share Jain heritage and religion through young people, today YJA has grown into an organization representing over 2,500 Jain Youths nationwide from the age of 14-29. Through education, service, and events, YJA is dedicated towards engaging the leaders of tomorrow. The previous YJA Convention took place in Chicago, IL in July 2018 with over 850 attendees and volunteers. To learn more about YJA, please visit www.yja.org.

Chairpersons : Parshva Vakharia and Vatsal Gandhi - chairs@yja.org.

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YOUNG JAINS OF PROFESSIONALS (YJP)
Young Jain Professionals (YJP) is an organization focused on increasing awareness and understanding of Jain principles and heritage. The organization is mainly for young Jain professionals in the ages of 24 - 42. They focus primarily on Professional Development & Networking events, Spiritual development programming, and Community Service initiatives to promote Jain advancement. Please visit us on Facebook to see our events across North America and visit our website yjp.jaina.org for more information.

Chairpersons : Arpit Mehta - arpit.mehta@yjp.jaina.org - and Avani Shah - avani.shah@yjp.jaina.org.

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JAINA CALENDAR & MINI LIBRARY
The annual Calendar has elevated JAINA's image as an institution working to preserve and promote the Jain heritage and ancient culture in the Western world. Every year it freely distributes over 15,000 copies of the Calendar available to every Jain household in North America. To learn more about the Calendar Committee and how you can contribute, go to www.jaina.org/page/JAINACalendar . To view all previous JAINA Calendars online please visit www.jainacalendar.org. Thanks to all the JAINA Calendar Sponsors and Members for the wholehearted support.

Chairpersons : Jayana Shah - jainacalendar@jaina.org - (714)-856-4256.

JAIN DIGEST
Is published quarterly and published on JAINA website and available worldwide. Jain Digest communicates the activities of JAINA and Jain Centers in North American. It aims to put together in-depth articles of Jainism and spiritually related topics.  Issues can be viewed online at jaina.org/jaindigest. 

Chairpersons : Dilip Parekh - dilipjparekh@gmail.com - (310)-721-5947.

WWW.JAINA.ORG
This updated website of JAINA is an excellent source to learn more about JAINA's current events and resources, and connect with fellow Jains from around the world. All Jains are encouraged to become members at www.jaina.org FREE of cost.

Chairpersons : Girish Shah - girish@theshahs.com  - (408) 378-8765 and Chandrakant Vora - chandra.vora@gmail.com - (508) 393-2490.