Jewish Youth Philanthropy Programs Merge

JTFN, as part of its mission to grow and strengthen the field of Jewish youth philanthropy, provided grants to eight local programs and two national initiatives to launch Jewish teen foundations. The teen foundation program model brings together a group of 18-22 teens to engage in collective grantmaking, enriched by Jewish content. Currently, 32 programs follow some variation of this model. The primary educational goals are teaching basic philanthropic principles and giving with Jewish values, developing teen leadership, and teaching group decision-making.