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Ahava

A.H.A.V.A. English Learned in a Natural Method Mitzpeh Yericho, D.N. Arvot HaYarden, 90651 Israel Contact: Gaila Cohen Morrison,Director,  97225356532, ahava.org@gmail.com Ahava’s mission is to promote English Literacy in Israel. For many children in Israel’s periphery English is difficult to master. Unlike their more privilieged counterparts in the center of the country, they do not have easy access to affordable quality afterschool lessons. A.H.A.V.A. bridges this gap with affordable lessons, teacher training, an annual Readathon, English libraries, etc… For your mitzvah project, A.H.A.V.A. offers teens a chance to join us in our annual Readathon, reading & fundraising at the same time as our Israeli […]

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Pencils of Promise

PencilsofPromise.org 37 West 28 St 3rd Floor, New York, NY Rachele Aidala, Development Coordinator, Community Engagement, raidala@pencilsofpromise.org,(212)777-3170 Pencils of Promise believes every child should have access to quality education. We create schools, programs, and global communities around the common goal of education for all.  Since our founding in 2008, Pencils of Promise (PoP) has broken ground on over 200 schools throughout Laos, Nicaragua, Ghana, and Guatemala. Our programs have impacted more than 150,000 lives and sparked an international movement around global access to education. Education can create profound, lasting change in a community and, with plans to break ground on 500 schools […]

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Bnai Zion Foundation

https://www.bnaizion.org 577 Wanamaker Rd. Jenkintown, PA 19046 Contact: Sharona Durry -Mid-Atlantic Director sharonadurry@phillyisrael.com, 267-250-3835 Bnai Zion Foundation is dedicated to assisting those in need with humanitarian projects in both Israel and America. The organization has completed hundreds of initiatives for the people of Israel and for Jewish people worldwide. Ahava Village for Children & Youth holds a special place in the heart of Bnai Zion.  Nestled in a quiet residential area of the northern town Kiryat Bialik, Ahava is a center for children ages six to eighteen removed by Court order from high-risk home situations. Comprised of fifteen apartments, educational facilities and leisure […]

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PeacePlayers International

PeacePlayers International 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20036 Contact: Adam Hirsch ahirsch@peaceplayersintl.org 202-408-5111 PeacePlayers International uses the game of basketball to unite, educate and inspire young people in divided communities, based on the premise that children who play together can learn how to live together. (PPI’s affiliate in Israel and the West Bank, PeacePlayers International- Middle East, promotes peaceful coexistence among Arab and Jewish young people in the region and provides positive extracurricular outlets for those from disadvantaged communities.) Children who play together can learn to live together. That’s the idea behind PeacePlayers International, a nonprofit organization that uses basketball […]

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Cell Phones for Soldiers

Cell Phones for Soldiers 243 Winter Street, Norwell, MA Contact: Crystal Emerick, Marketing Agency 704 361-5230 crystal.emerick@aspirecommunications.org Cell Phones for Soldiers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing free means of communication to the men and women serving in the United States military. Donated cell phones are sold to recycling partner, ReCellular. The money received from recycling cell phones is used to purchase calling cards and other communication tools for the U.S. military. In July 2012, the Cell Phones for Soldiers launched a new program, Helping Heroes Home, which will provide emergency funds for returning veterans to alleviate communication […]

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A Package from Home

A Package from Home Hayitzhar 49, Hashmonaim 7312700 Israel Contact:  Barbara Bloom Silverman, Founder 02-6232548; Shira Gilor, Project Manager 050-8108555 / 08-9761323, Email: apfh@gilor.com Packages are sent to Israeli soldiers to strengthen their spirits, show our appreciation and support, and provide items they need.  We send tens of thousands of packages to Combat Chayalim Bodedim (soldiers without family in Israel) and severely wounded soldiers who are receiving long term hospital care. The basic packages – sent in the summer – are filled with a bath towel, socks, t-shirt, boxer shorts, wet wipes, special band aids for blisters, deodorant, travel size […]

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African Library Project

African Library Project 5 Thistle St, Portola Valley, CA 94028 Contact: Lauren Small, Executive Director, info@africanlibraryproject.org +1-856-423-7222 Do you love to read? Can you imagine a world without good books?  Many rural African schools/communities have no or very little access to reading material. The African LIbrary Project changes lives book by book by starting small libraries in anglophone African countries. We mobilize US volunteers to organize book drives to provide the books to start or improve libraries in African schools and communities.  Our work makes a concrete and personal difference on both continents. Join us!   For your mitzvah project, help […]

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Save a Child’s Heart Foundation (SACH)

Save a Child’s Heart Foundation (SACH) 10050 Chapel Road Potomac, MD 20854 Contact: Larry Maltin, Regional Director Mid-Atlantic, maltin@saveachildsheartus.org 215.542.8371 David Litwack Executive Director litwack@saveachildsheartus.org 301 618 4588 Providing Lifesaving Cardiac Surgery for the World’s Poorest Children” Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) is a non-profit, international humanitarian project based in Israel. Its mission is to improve the quality of cardiac care for children from developing countries, regardless of nationality, religion, race, gender, or financial status. Mitzvah project and community service volunteer opportunities: *Wall of hearts – Our signature Wall of Hearts in the SACH children’s home is simple to replicate […]

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Project Harmony Israel

Project Harmony Israel 318 W 100th St, Apt 6A, New York, NY 10025 Contact: Meg Sullivan, Co-Founder/Co-Director meg@projectharmonyisrael.com 917-476-6296 Project Harmony is a 4-week English language summer camp that aims to create a safe social space for Arab and Jewish children from Jerusalem to relate to one another as kids. We believe in working towards peace through shared experience, one summer at a time. See our website for fun pictures from previous summers!  Launched in the Summer of 2010, Project Harmony is a 4-week English language summer camp that aims to create a safe social space for Arab and Jewish […]

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American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA)

American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) P.O. Box 52158, Phila., PA 19115 Contact: Sharon Schmidt, Greater Phila. Area Director AFMDA 215 947-7007 Magen David Adom is Israel’s ambulance, blood-services, and disaster-relief organization, serving as emergency medical first-responders for the state’s more than 8 million people. MDA is the only organization mandated by the Israeli government to serve in this role, but it’s not a government agency, so it relies on people like you for funding. So we’re asking students to join us to do a mitzvah and save a life! Members of youth groups and children preparing for bar […]

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