DETROIT, MICHIGAN — The Secure Community Network (SCN), in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Detroit (JFD), today announced the expansion of its Regional Threat Capability initiative, a landmark advancement in the community’s longstanding investments to protect Jewish life.
Launched in the wake of the attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, the expansion builds on JFD’s proven track record of community security, incorporating its existing analyst, adding personnel, and increasing capability by connecting the Greater Detroit Jewish community to SCN’s Regional Threat Capability initiative — which now includes more than 40 participating Federations nationally — and the Ohio Regional Threat Center (ORTC), a collaboration between the eight Ohio Jewish Federations working in partnership with SCN.
Through this effort, JFD, the ORTC, and SCN’s efforts will be seamlessly integrated, ensuring more efficient and effective management of threats, monitoring of bad actors, and response to incidents. This will include providing JFD with direct connectivity to the national network and regional network via the ORTC. Supporting this is SCN’s national infrastructure, notably Project RAIN™ (Realtime Actionable Intelligence Network™), SCN’s proprietary, AI-enabled threat management and information-sharing technology stack, which includes the only national database of Persons of Interest. The integration also enhances direct coordination with key partners, to include the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
“The safety of our community is our highest responsibility,” said Steven Ingber, CEO of JFD. “This expansion reflects our unwavering commitment to staying ahead of evolving threats — leveraging powerful partnerships and cutting-edge capabilities to safeguard Jewish Detroit today and into the future.”
“In a world where threats can traverse communities and borders, it is essential that we facilitate coordination and communication,” said Michael Masters, SCN National Director & CEO. “The Detroit expansion is a decisive step forward in this regard, building on the Federation’s longstanding leadership in community security and further strengthening the strong, trusted partnership between the Federation and SCN. It further highlights our shared commitment to ensuring the safety, security, and resiliency of the Jewish community.”
The programs and technologies supporting the expansion are covered under SCN’s U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, which recognizes SCN as the first and only faith-based organization designated for its anti-terrorism technologies and threat management systems. In 2025 alone, SCN tracked more than 4,400 Threat Incident and Suspicious Activity Reports and made more than 850 threat-to-life referrals to law enforcement.
SCN’s next-generation threat management network protects Jewish communities across North America through information sharing, threat management, and coordinated response, built in partnership with Jewish Federations, law enforcement agencies, fusion centers, and public and private sector partners.