NEW YORK (Press Release) – The Hadassah Foundation, which invests in social change to empower girls and women in Israel and the United States, announced it has given $35,200 to the Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFSSD) for its Girls Give Back Program.
Girls Give Back educates Jewish girls from the area about gender inequality, develops concrete leadership skills, and empowers young women to actively engage in the San Diego community through ongoing volunteer work and service learning projects.
The Hadassah Foundation, during its most recent round of grant making, awarded $150,000 in grants to five American organizations—including the JFSSD–that strengthen the leadership develop skills and capabilities of Jewish girls and young women.
- Volunteered more than 1,200 hours, earning the Presidential Gold Volunteer Service Award
- Hosted a Teen Gender Equality Conference for 60 teens from Carlsbad to Baja California
- Created a facilitated a middle school empowerment program for 12 girls in grades 6, 7, and 8.
- Launched the blog “Wisdom for Womanism” in December 2014, created 19 original posts, and garnered close to 3,000 unique views from across the world
- Partnered with the Hands Up Teen Leadership Program at JFS to host, “Rock Out to Give Back”, which raised over $7,000 for JFS’ food pantry and domestic violence programs.
“We are proud to invest in the leadership abilities of young Jewish women,” said Suzanne Offit, chair of the Hadassah Foundation. “We want to shine a bright light on the needs and capabilities of the next generation of Jewish leadership, and in particular, the specific needs of Jewish girls and young women.”
The Hadassah Foundation is a philanthropic pioneer in the fields of improving economic security for low-income Israeli women and developing leadership and self-esteem programs for adolescent Jewish girls and young women in the United States. Since 2000, approximately $6.8 million has been awarded to more than 80 nonprofit organizations.
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