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March 8, 2007

Immediate support during the crisis

Funding for programs to support the residents during the war, including emergency equipment for fire fighters, furnishings for bomb shelters and family respite days out of the region and away from the conflict.

$970,340

Repairing, rebuilding, revitalizing: The North

 

Coping with trauma and post-trauma:  

 
National Trauma Coalition — JDC $100,000
Supportive programs for teens in distress — ELEM $ 14,266

Support higher education in northern Israel:

Scholarships to help students at Tel Hai College return to school after income loss caused by lack of work during the conflict
$ 75,000

Addressing the economic implications of the crisis:

Coaching and mentoring for small businesses through the Israel Venture Network

$30,000
Kiryat Shmona Economic Development Project $100,000 (in reserve)

Returning to school and enriching the educational environment:

 
End of summer activities and transition back to school  $40,000
Hamaginim School, Kiryat Shmona: physical upgrade and extended school day activities — hot lunch & after-school programs  $350,000*
Brandeis Hillel Day School Tzedakah Project for northern Israel  $7,450
Elementary 5, Mrar: extended school day activities — hot lunch            
& after-school programs
  $417,000*

Support for vulnerable populations:

 
UJC/JDC $200,000
Regional hydrotherapy center: expanding services for disabled $117,000

Rebuilding community and developing community leadership

 
Sukkot Jewish identity and pluralism “Happening” $50,000
Upper Galil Community Conferences: Bringing local voices and national funders together for the rebuilding process $21,000
Replenishing Trees in the North: High School Volunteer Initiative $31,400
Replenishing Trees in the North: Planting the SF Forest $36,500
Kiryat Shmona Women’s Group — Talking about the war $9,000
Yedid: Citizen’s Rights Center in Kiryat Shmona $112,500*

Rebuilding Relationships between Jewish and Arab Communities

 
Hand in Hand: Jewish Arab School in the Galilee — workshops for students and parents  $23,000
JDC Ashalim: Working with children in Haifa and Raine $60,000
Isracorps: Developing volunteerism among Israeli Arab youth in the Galil $95,000
Yedid: Promoting Coexistence in Tuba — Mothers Talking Peace $4,630
Yedid: Promoting Coexistence in Tuba — Children’s Project $6,575
Yedid: Women’s Economic Empowerment through Embroidery $5,000
Isracorps: Arab Jewish Encounters — join activities for students in Mrar and Katzrin $46,000

Upgrading and Developing the Leisure and Cultural Arena

 
Sponsorship of Israel Philharmonic Concert in the Upper Galil $2,400

Immediate support during the crisis — Sderot: The Southern Front

 

JDC: Operation Atzmaut in Sderot

Holistic family intervention for Ethiopian Israelis in Sderot — focuses on employment, education and family management.

$150,000*

Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council: Coping with security situation 

Support for after-school teen activities during this difficult time. Funding through the UJC Israel Emergency Campaign.

$50,000
Total   $3,124,061

 

* Indicates multi-year grant

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