Partner: Friendship's Way: Jewish Arab Association for the Child & Family

Project: Neighborhood Home  — A Head Start for Jaffa’s Arab Children

Daily, intensive, after-school enrichment program for Jewish and Arab-Israeli kindergarten-age children in Jaffa. Includes after-school activities (educational and social), hot meals and round-trip transportation. Federation funding is for an expansion of the Arab-Israeli program.

Partner: The Social Development Committee of Haifa (SDC)

Project: Proper Preparation for 1st Grade

Project develops original teaching aids and curricula materials for first grade classrooms in the Arab community. Focuses on 150 children in Haifa ages four or five and their parents.

Partner: Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish Arab Education in Israel

Project: Integrated Arab & Jewish Kindergarten Program in Jerusalem

Hand in Hand is a unique Jewish/Arab bilingual school with three locations around Israel. The Jerusalem school has been in operation for several years. Due to high demand and limited resources, there is an extensive waiting list for the preschool class. Funding is being sought to open a second kindergarten class at the Jerusalem school.