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STRENGTHENING ISRAELI SOCIETY J E W I S H C O M M U N I T Y F E D E R AT I O N A N D E N D O W M E N T F U N D4 We help to reinforce Israels social fabric and address destabilizing social issues head-on. We work with our partners on the ground to build a shared society tackling the religious ethnic and economic divisions that weaken Israel. Using education to narrow the socio-economic gaps Bakehila a program of Jerusalem Venture Partners has learning centers that give youth from Gilo a poor Jewish neighborhood in southern Jerusalem skills they need to succeed in school as well as ways to develop their social skills and self-confidence. Working with students families community leaders and municipalities ensures a holistic approach to improving the lives of hundreds of children. Combating poverty through job training and employment ITWorks implements vocational training for disadvantaged populations in Israeli society. The program promotes economic development and financial self-sufficiency for at-risk Ethiopian young adults by providing technological knowledge professional skills and job placement support for quality employment in Israels thriving technology and communications sectors. Using volunteerism as a tool for social mobility New Spirits Student Communi- ties and Employment Program encourages university graduates to continue living and working in Jerusalem after graduation in two ways by assisting new graduates with housing needs and procuring employment and by harnessing the power of groups that have the influence to create change and revive Jerusalems most marginal neighborhoods. Building a society of inclusion equality and justice for all of Israels citizens The Shaharit Multicultural Fellowship for Community Leaders is a state-of-the-art program aimed at nurturing and networking a future leadership for multicultural Israel. The program recruits individuals who represent the wide diversity of Israeli society and work within their communities. The goal is to build a shared society where each community can flourish.