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A self-described "greenhouse for social entrepreneurship," the Gvanim Association is located in Sderot. Together with SFI, Gvanim has developed a unique, regional early childhood initiative in the Western Negev in four locations – Sderot, Netivot, Sha’ar Hanegev and Sdot Negev, each of which has been the target of rocket attacks from the neighboring Gaza Strip. This initiative is part of the national New Beginnings early childhood project spearheaded by Aliza Olmert.

Hillel – The Right to Choose

Hillel assists those who decide to leave Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities in Israel to become integrated into the modern, pluralistic world surrounding them. Guided by the principle that each human being has the right to choose his or her most suitable way of life,  Gvanim provides an essential range of services to these individuals who must leave their communities with no support, entering a completely foreign world. Hillel helps these individuals by providing host families, personal mentors, social life and support, educational counseling and scholarship aid, psychological support, and preparation for military service.

 

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) has been a stalwart of Israeli culture since 1936, as Israel’s leading symphony orchestra. Recognized internationally for the heart it brings to classical compositions, the IPO is Israel’s finest cultural emissary and travels around the world, particularly to countries where there is little or no Israeli representation. SFI supports the IPO’s Key Note program for music education and community activity. Over 20,000 children and adults from all sectors of the population take part yearly in a diverse collection of activities that teach about music appreciation, tolerance and respect.

 

In disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout Israel, there are thousands of children and teenagers at-risk. Many of them come from families of new immigrants, whose parents are unable to provide them with basic needs. Amutat LaSova created the Kadima Youth Centers program to nurture children and teenagers at-risk from disadvantaged families, encourage education, and ensure their integration into Israeli society. With several youth centers across the country, Kadima provides Israeli youth with daily and continuous programs in a supplementary educational program. In addition to supporting the Kadima Club in Or Yehuda, SFI has partnered with Yad Rachel and LaSova to pioneer a volunteer reading program, building libraries and pairing retirees with the club's children for quality weekly reading activities. 

 

Established in 1953 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Israel's flora and fauna, SPNI is Israel's oldest and largest environmental organization. It is the leader in promoting Israel's environmental education with programs for schools as well as nature-lovers. In an initiative conceived by SFI in partnership with the Pratt Foundation Israel, SPNI began a new program – “A Beautiful Israel” in 2006, aiming to reach young Israelis to educate them about the environment and their responsibility in cleaning up their surroundings. This program reaches over 1,000 kids annually, and scores of volunteers from the corporate sector who share in the clean-up activities. Currently, both the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Education are exploring ways to make this a mainstay of public policy, opening the way to government funding for the expansion of this initiative. 

 

The Reut Institute is an innovative policy group designed to provide real-time, long-term strategic support to government agencies. Reut's mission is to sustain "significant and substantive impact on the future of the State of Israel and the Jewish people as a whole and to leave an indelibly Israeli and Jewish imprint on the future of the world."  Reut seeks to achieve this through the careful selection and training of young "analysts," grooming them for key positions where they can have an impact on public policy. Reut's analysts offer government and non-governmental organizations valuable insight and support in strategic decision-making.

 

With its foundation in 1987, The Society for Excellence in Education, in partnership with the Center for Excellence-USA, set its goal to foster the concept of leadership, excellence and social responsibility throughout the entire educational community. The Center for Excellence is committed to helping improve the culture of the education system in Israel. Their flagship program, The Israel Arts and Science Academy (IASA) on the Schusterman campus in Jerusalem is designed to place Israel’s most promising high school students in an environment of excellence, allowing them to blossom into well educated and socially responsible adults.  Students are native-born and immigrant Israelis, observant and secular Jews as well as Israeli Arabs. Hailing from more than 100 communities across Israel, students are admitted solely based on merit, with ninety percent receiving scholarship assistance.

 

The Tel Aviv Sexual Assault Crisis Center was founded in 1978, the first of its kind in Israel, and provides immediate crisis intervention services to the victims of sexual assault – both men and women – raising public awareness and initiating essential social change through extensive educational outreach programs. SFI, together with other partners, has recently completed funding for the renovation of the Center's new building, which will contribute to the upgrading and expansion of services that it provides.