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B'nai Tzedek: What We Care About
Teens Making a Difference
Youth Philanthropy Board In 2008, the Jewish Community Foundation was awarded a grant from the Jewish Teen Funders Network to implement a competitive grantmaking component to the B'nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Program. The goals of the Youth Philanthropy Board are:
In May 2008, the Youth Philanthropy Board made the following grant recommendations totaling $10,000, which were approved by the Foundation's Board of Directors. Jewish Free Loan Money Management 101 To support this educational program which will allow people to learn important skills and become financially knowledgeable, independent and empowered to handle money responsibly.
Camp SWIFT Summer Camp Scholarships To underwrite the costs of sending 12 children for a session at Camp SWIFT through the Mitzvah Corps Foundation.
Kivel Campus of Care Seniors Reconnecting to the Community Through Dining Experiences To honor the contributions of the seniors living at Kivel. This program gives low-income seniors the chance to reconnect to the community and life outside the campus through social dining experiences.
Lost Boys Center Journey of Hope Program The Journey of Hope Program is an empowerment-based model of supportive services and community advocacy focused on improving the basic needs, education, employment opportunity and inclusion of the Lost Boys of Sudan and the greater African refugees population in the Greater Phoenix community.
The Koby Mandell Foundation Camp Koby The Koby Mandell Foundation helps bereaved families who have lost a parent, child or sibling to terror to keep their hearts open and their spirits alive. This grant will support the efforts of Camp Koby, which is dedicated to healing the hearts of children who have lost a parent or sibling to terror.
B'nai Tzedek Grants In 2008, the grants were made to the following non-profit organizations by B'nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropists:
Alzheimer's Association Desert Southwest Chapter America Cancer Society - Oklahoma American Cancer Society - Phoenix American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science American Friends of Magen David Adom American Jewish Committee American Jewish World Service American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund American Society of Technion of Phoenix Animal Benefits Club of Arizona Arizona Humane Society Arizona Humane Society (Campus for Compassion) Arizona Humane Society (Sunnyslope Facility) Arizona Justice Project ARMDI Arizona Lost Boys Center Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk Benefiting Susan G. Komen Camp Swift Chai Lifeline Child Crisis Nursery East Valley Council For Jews With Special Needs Foundation for the Blind Friends of the IDF Hadassah Valley of the Sun Holocaust Memorial Museum Home Base Youth Services Invisible Children Israel Cancer Research Fund Jewish War Veterans Joint Distribution Committee Kivel Campus of Care Liberty Wildlife MDA National Marfan Foundation Nothing But Nets Olan Sang Ruby Camp Institute Operation Smile Phoenix Children's Hospital Rosie's House SARRC Susan G. Komen Foundation Table to Table Teen Lifeline The Alliance for Climate Protection The Koby Mandell Foundation VOSJCC Maccabi Sports Program
What We Care About Do you have an organization that you really care about? Do you want others to learn about that organization, too? You can post information about worthwhile organizations on this part of our site by contacting Andrea Cohen at acohen@jcfphoenix.org.
THE FOLLOWING ARE ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE B'NAI TZEDEK YOUTH PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, EMAIL ACOHEN@JCFPHOENIX.ORG AND SHE WILL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE LOCAL RESOURCE PERSON. For a Grant Recommendation Form, please click here.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Resource: Mollie Adatto
We all have something in common at B'nai Tzedek; we are all Jewish. As Jews, we are obligated to help other Jewish people in need because all Jews are responsible for one another. If you are looking for an agency to donate to, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is perfect for you. The JDC's mission is to "serve the needs of Jews throughout the world, particularly where their lives as Jews are threatened or made more difficult." This organization focuses its effort on the rescue of Jews that are in imminent danger, hunger relief, cultural renewal, transitional assistance for Jews who are displaced or have immigrated, and other hardships. Your donations will help support programs of relief, rescue and renewal and help Israel address its most urgent social challenges. Make the right decision: contribute to the Joint Distribution Committee!
American Jewish World Service Resource: Lauren Motzkin
American Jewish World Service (AJWS), founded in 1985, is an organization whose mission is based heavily on pursuing tzedakah , the Jewish value of justice. AJWS's main objective is to foster international development in Central and South America, Africa, Asia , and Russia/Ukraine. Grants are given to grassroots organizations (organizations created and run by the members of a community), volunteer efforts, education, and awareness, as well as to emergency disaster-response campaigns. AJWS has appealed for money for a number of projects, including tsunami relief and reconstruction, flooding in Central America, earthquake in Pakistan , and earthquakes and tsunami in Indonesia , among other campaigns. In recent years, an ongoing disaster response appeal regarding the genocide in Darfur , Sudan has been a main focus of the organization. With the founding of the Save Darfur Coalition in 2004, AJWS has been the leading voice within in American Jewish community on the crisis. However, AJWS is not just about disaster relief. It also has funded projects dealing with HIV/AIDS, economic development, women's empowerment, Holocaust studies, sustainable agriculture, health, and education. Overall, AJWS is an amazing organization that is dedicated to promoting global citizenship within the American Jewish community.
Technion University- Pioneering Cancer Research Resouce: Adam Redleaf
Over a year ago I decided that I wanted to raise money for cancer research. For my bar mitzvah project I'm raising money for the Technion, a University in Israel , which is developing nanotechnology to cure cancer . My grandparents both are recovering from cancer, and so is one of my best friend's mom and I have seen them suffer through treatment. So I want to do all I can to speed up finding better cures for others. Nanotechnology is small robot like molecules that will go directly to the cancer cells and kill them by releasing chemotherapy only in the area of the cancer. People won't have the side effects associated with present day chemotherapy like hair loss, mouth sores and diarrhea. Also nanotechnology chemotherapy can get hard to reach places like the center of the brain that can not be reached surgically.
Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research Resource: Aaron Gonsher www.ssbtr.org
Brain tumors are the number two killer of teenagers, second only to leukemia. They can strike at any moment and do not discriminate between gender, race, or age. Five years ago, a group of students from Pinnacle High School started the First Annual Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research Walkathon. The event has skyrocketed from 4 schools and 7,500 dollars raised to the 2006 participation of over 100 schools, raising 184,000 dollars. The organization is almost entirely student run, with many students having experienced the death of a friend or family member by a brain tumor. 95% of the money raises benefits associations such as Tgen, The Phoenix Childrens Hospital, Barrows Neurological Institute, and we need all the help we can get. This year's walk takes place February 24th at Pinnacle High School , and you can help by participating, sponsoring a participant, making a donation, or even just coming to learn more about this problem.
Jewish Family and Children's Services Resource: Jenna Glickman http://www.jfcsarizona.org/index.html Jewish Family and Children's Services has provided the Phoenix metropolitan area with behavioral health and social services to for over 70 years. It is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization founded in 1935. It assists individuals with difficult circumstances through diverse, specialized programs in order to improve their ability to cope, their emotional health, and their effectiveness as parents. They also increase individuals' support systems and connections to community resources in order for them to live a better life. The JFCS' services are provided with no regard to faith, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, family size or income.
JDUB Records – COOL JEWISH MUSIC Resource: Isaac Gealer JDub records is a non-profit record and event company. It was founded by two college students who thought there could be more to Jewish music than what they heard at synagogue. They took it upon themselves to answer the question so many other Jewish teens had, "Where is the Jewish pop-culture?" Since 2002, JDub has been giving Jewish artists a time to shine. They have produced artists such as Matisyahu, Socalled, Balkan Beat Box, Rooftop Roots, The Leevees, and Golem. They have released 4 CD's and have put on 45 national events. 50% of their budget relies on CD sales and the rest relies on grants and donations to continue to bring out the most talented Jewish artists. If you would like more information you can go to
Muscular Dystrophy Association Resource: Danny Luber www.mda.org MDA is a voluntary national health agency-a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans. The agency, one of the world's leaders in fostering research and medical care, provides programs through each local MDA office which are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors. The MDA receives NO government grants!
MDA organizes and maintains a variety of programs and services. These include worldwide research involved in seeking the causes and treatments of many neuromuscular disorders. MDA's Nationwide Services Program helps individuals and their families meet the problems imposed by chronic, progressive neuromuscular diseases. MDA hospital-affiliated clinics are staffed by experts who can advise patients about all aspects of management of their diseases. MDA assists with the purchase and repair of wheelchairs or leg braces when prescribed by MDA clinic physicians. MDA seeks to increase knowledge and awareness of neuromuscular diseases through professional and public health education. Finally, MDA Summer Camps provide young people age 6-21 with camping activities geared to the special needs of those with neuromuscular diseases. MDA camps are staffed by health professionals and counselors who volunteer their services. Campers often continue their friendships with their counselors on a year-round basis.
Each year, some 2 million volunteers participate in MDA's fund-raising, services, and educational programs. This outpouring of support makes it possible for MDA to continue its worldwide research to aid those with the disease.
Israel Cancer Research Fund Resource: Jordana Barness
The ICRF is the only voluntary charitable organization in North American solely devoted to supporting cancer research in Israel . Since 1975, ICRF has provided 1526 grants to outstanding cancer researchers whose laboratories are located in all the leading scientific research institutions, universities and hospitals across Israel.
WHAT YOU CAN DO... This is a chance for you to learn about great volunteer, mitzvah, and tzedakah opportunities. If you would like others to join you with specific projects, please email Andrea at acohen@jcfpoenix.ortg to post information in this area.
PanimWorks: Southwest, An Activist's Adventure Live and work in an entirely new culture this summer! Make a difference as you live in rustic accommodations on a Native-American reservation in the Navajo, Hopi or Zuni Nation and work with the local community to promote positive change. This trip in the majestic Southwest includes hands-on service projects and outdoor recreational activities. Make lifelong friends and learn about the thical values that define Jewish life, while earning up to 60 community service hours. PanimWorks is open to rising high school sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduating seniors.For more information, check out: www.panimworks.org. Contact: Anna Levy 301.770.5070, ext. 209 or PanimWorks@panim.org
MITZVAH OPPORTUNITIES
Join the Jewish Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy Board For an application, please click here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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