The Jewish Community Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Board began the year with an incredibly strong start. Based on the tremendous demand, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix created two board cohort groups: seniors and freshman; juniors and sophomores. The pairings will allow the returning youth leaders to provide significant leadership and the smaller group allows for greater participation by all board members.
The youth philanthropy board is comprised of a cross-section of teens from Reform, Conservative and Orthodox congregations. Each youth board member has made the commitment to their personal philanthropy by establishing a B’nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Fund at the foundation.
After an initial six-hour board retreat in August and their first two-hour meetings, each board has developed a funding mission statement and identified the Jewish values that will help inform their giving. Each cohort has been entrusted with $10,000 for grants.
The senior/freshman cohort will award grants to local organizations and programs that provide treatment, education and/or awareness of cognitive, mental and/or physical disabilities and disorders.
The junior/sophomore cohort is committed to helping every child, especially those most at-risk, in the Greater Phoenix area realize his or her full potential by supporting programs and partnerships that empower families and change lives.
For more information on the board and grant applications, contact JCF Youth Philanthropy Director Andrea Cohen at acohen@jcfphoenix.org.
