Youth Renewal Fund

Youth Renewal Fund is a non-profit organization that provides supplemental education to underprivileged children in Israel.

YRF targets low-income communities and implements supplemental education programs that serve students in grades 1-12 in several different formats, including:

• After-school programs that provide up to 6 hours a week of additional studies in English, Hebrew and math, and often a nutritious, hot meal

• Single-subject, free-standing learning centers that serve several different school districts within a community

• In-school learning centers stocked with books, computers and other technology resources, located in classrooms within the public schools

• Teacher training and recognition programs

• Initiatives focused on Bagrut (matriculation exam) preparation

• Scholarship programs for alumni attending university

• Programs for parents to help them become better advocates for their children’s education

YRF began in 1989 as the grassroots effort of a few committed individuals with a desire to improve the available academic opportunities for the underprivileged in Israel, and has since grown to become a prominent implementer of supplemental education programs. The organization is governed by two Boards, one in the United States, and one in Israel.

Since inception in 1989, YRF has implemented nearly $21 million in programming, reaching more than 63,000 children. In the 2006-7 academic year, YRF programs served 9,450 children in 100 schools throughout 11 communities in Israel. Projects took place in the following areas: Afula, Ashdod, Herzliya, Gan Yavne, Jerusalem, Lod, Netanya, Pardes Hanna, Ra'anana, Tirat Carmel, and Yehud.

U.S. Board of Directors

Sam Katz, President
Stuart Angowitz, Harlan Cherniak, Jeff Cohen, Jamie Easton, David Feldman, Susan Flaxman, Jeffrey Freed, David Grin, Michael Gross, Douglas R. Korn, Karen Herron, Randye Kwait, Holly Merrin, Bret Pearlman, Allison Rosen, Marc Rowan, Paul Schnell, Robert Sheft, Deborah Simon, Hope Taitz, Ross Weiner

See also

* Education in Israel

External links

* [http://www.youthrenewalfund.org Youth Renewal Fund Official Website]
* [http://www.jfunders.org/knowledgecenter/jfn-sr-bridging-social-educational-and-economic-gaps Article: Bridging Social, Educational and Economic Gaps]