Kathryn Ames Foundation Grants in 2016

Organization Name Project Name Amount A New Dawn in the Music program for children $7,500.00 Alfarah Theater Theater for Druze children $3,000.00 Alliance: Kol Haverim Netu'im Beit Midrash for Young Leadership $7,500.00 Association for Community Development, Neighborhood-based mediation program $6,750.00 Acre ATZUM Beit Midrash TAKUM – integrating Jewish $5,000.00 learning and social activism Bimkom Center for Planning Support $20,000.00 Bizchut Protecting rights of patients during psychiatric $7,500.00 hospitalization Center for Women's Justice Project seeking to eliminate blacklist for $10,000.00 marriage Citizens' Accord Forum Youth Parliaments in Mixed Cities $10,000.00 Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism A Welcoming Path Reform conversion program $10,000.00 Eden Association Espresso Shop Mobile Bar – employment $10,000.00 experience for at-risk teenage girls Eilat Eilot Renewable Energy Initiative Start-up accelerator for environmental $10,000.00 entrepreneurs Foundation for Development of Kiryat Emergency Medical Center refurbishment $6,700.00 Malakhi Haifa Learning Enhancement Center Developing Capacity of Arab Teachers $7,500.00 HILA - For Equality in Education Hotline and Information Center for Parents and $14,000.00 Children Hillel - The Right to Choose Emergency Shelter for individuals leaving the $7,500.00 Ultra-Orthodox Community Israel Religious Action Center General support $40,000.00 IT Works Bedouin employment program $10,000.00 Jewish National Fund Emergency relief - fires $5,000.00 Lawyers for Good Governance Confidential complaint and advice hotline in $10,000.00 Israeli Arab communities MASLAN Sexual assault and violence awareness program $5,000.00 for at-risk youth Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality Coexistence activities of Community Center $7,500.00 Northern Goals Association Developmental Playroom in Druze village of Beit $5,000.00 Jann Ofanim Mobile Tech and Science labs for Arab children in $7,500.00 the north of Israel Olim Beyahad Ethiopian Graduates Forum $10,000.00 Rosh Pina Mainstreaming Network Young Ethiopian Entrepreneurs Initiative $7,500.00 Shalheveth Electricity generator for power outages at center $10,000.00 for disabled adults Shatil Combatting racism and fostering an inclusive $25,000.00 society in Israel Sikkuy Equality Policy Department $10,000.00 Tarshicha Arts programs for $5,000.00 This Land is Mine Russian and Ethiopian Support for Olim in Netanya $10,000.00 Olim Fund Union of ARZA for Kehillat Ra'anan security cameras $2,500.00 Women's Spirit Crossing the Street program – integration of $12,500.00 women survivors into social and professional communities and workforce development Yaacov Herzog Center Pre-army academy for religious women $5,000.00 YEDID Citizens Rights Center $10,000.00