Partner: Tel Hai College in the Upper Galil

Project: Student Scholarships

Provides scholarships for students at Tel Hai college, the only university in the Upper Galil region.  Funding focuses on increasing student body diversity and encouraging community involvement.

Partner: Tel Hai College

Project: Planning Grant for Pluralism and Jewish Identity Program

Tel Hai College, together with two organizations in the Galil active in Jewish identity education (Siach Bagalil and L’Eila), are exploring the idea of creating a joint department center at the college: the Center for Pluralism and Jewish Identity. The Center would be based on three pillars: academic, community, and “People-to-People Connections.” During the planning phase, Tel Hai will launch a pilot project for a selected group of students who are recipients of JCF scholarships. These students will receive coursework and training in the areas of Jewish identity and pluralism in preparation for assuming active roles in the organizations’ community projects.

Partner: YEDID — The Association for Community Empowerment

Project: Tuba Satellite Office and "Civil Society and Me" Program

In conjunction with the B’YACHAD Educational Initiative, YEDID will implement the “Civil Society and Me” program to support a group of 12 young adults who will do a year of national service after high school for the benefit of their home community. The program will provide them with an opportunity to receive training, develop effective citizenship skills for a democratic society and “give back” to their community. It will be piloted in a Bedouin community (Tuba) working with local youth. In concert with this program, YEDID will open a community-based branch of the Hazor Haglillit Citizen Rights’ Center. The students who are trained in this program will serve as volunteers in the center.