YOUTH GRANTMAKING PROGRAM
In 2007, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix’s B’nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Program was selected as one of only 10 programs nationwide to participate in the Pilot Incentive Grants Program of the Jewish Teen Funders Network (JTFN), a youth philanthropy project of the Jewish Funders Network. Recognizing the potential of Jewish youth philanthropy programs to empower and educate teens about effective philanthropy and Jewish values, JTFN awarded grants to Jewish communities committed to creating high quality Jewish youth philanthropy programs.
The JTFN grant, along with a generous donation from a local philanthropist, resulted in the formation of the Youth Philanthropy Board and Youth Grantmaking Program, affording dedicated teens the opportunity to be a part of the creation and implementation of a grantmaking program to address community and global needs.
Jewish Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy
Board
Grant Recommendations
2012
Our 2011 – 2012 Mission: The Youth Philanthropy Board will award grants to organizations and programs meeting basic human needs and/or programs developing self-sufficiency in the Greater Phoenix area.
What We Fund: Programs with a direct impact on the lives of their constituents. We will consider requests for new programs with a concrete plan for success; existing programs that are willing to expand, refocus or try a new approach; innovative programs that provide a creative approach to addressing issues related to vocational services training. In light of the current economic crisis and rising unemployment, we will also consider requests for general operating support of existing programs.
Arizona Microcredit Initiative (AMI)– Small Business Loans
Grant Recommended: $1,500
To provide start-up capital and small business consulting for entrepreneurs in the Greater Phoenix area who have limited access to traditional sources of credit.
Council for Jews with Special Needs – Summer Camp Inclusion Program
Grant Recommended: $2,500
Council for Jews with Special Needs – Sign Language Interpreter
Grant Recommended: $400
To provide a sign language interpreter at Jewish community events and religious services so as to enable deaf children and adults to participate fully in communal life.
Jewish Family & Children’s Service - Jewish Social Services
Grant Recommended: $2,800
To support Helping Hands, which provides Jewish families experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, financial assistance with short-term basic needs assistance to avoid homelessness, hunger, and other crises.
Jewish Family & Children’s Service – Real World Job Development Program
Grant Recommended: $2,800
To assist youth in the Foster Care system in making a successful transition to independence and self-sufficiency by the provision of counseling/case management, classroom training in adult living and employment readiness skills, education assistance, work world exposure, mentoring, and job placement with ongoing support.
Jewish Free Loan – Vocational School Loans
Grant Recommended: $5,000
To provide loans that will enable two local, Jewish individuals to attend a vocational school.
Lost Boys of Arizona – Elder ESL/Literacy Program
Grant Recommended: $2,000
To provide English as a Second Language, Citizenship and Literacy programs for members of the African refugee community who are over age fifty.
UMOM New Day Center – Teen Assistance Program (T.A.P)
Grant Recommended: $2,500
To help homeless youth increase their school attendance, academic achievement and resiliency; and reduce their stress and improve their life skills as they move away from homelessness and into self-sustainability. TAP provides structured educational, recreational, artistic and social activities.
TO APPLY FOR A YP GRANT