Joint Israel

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Dec 12, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.3

Gross Receipts

$68,654,000

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Employment Initiative: GRANTS PROVIDED TO EXPAND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS, WHO ARE DEFINED AS THOSE THAT HAVE GREATER DIFFICULTY THAN OTHERS IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT APPROPRIATE TO THEIR SKILLS, AS WELL AS POPULATIONS THAT START OUT FROM A RELATIVELY LOW SKILL LEVEL. UNEMPLOYMENT EXACTS A HEAVY TOLL IN SOCIAL AND PERSONAL TERMS. IN ADDITION TO ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, THERE IS A FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL, A DECLINE IN SELF-IMAGE, LOSS OF STATUS, AND A SENSE OF FRUSTRATION. JOINT ISRAEL'S GOALS IN ITS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EFFORTS ARE TO DEVELOP CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE OR ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORLD. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS OPERATE THROUGH TEVET, FIGHTING POVERTY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT LTD., A COMPANY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT INCORPORATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES.

Activity 3

Vulnerable Immigrant Population Helping immigrant groups such as the growing Ethiopian-Israeli population to overcome long-term integration challenges. Program priorities address: 1) Education: Boosting Ethiopian-Israelis' achievement in early-childhood and formal schooling, particularly through the 11-city PACT (Parents and Children Together) partnerships with select American Federations and communities. 2)Family- and community-based integration: Responding to the multiple challenges that adults and children face individually, as families, and as immigrant communities. 3)Employment: Culturally-tailored language and training programs enhance immigrants' ability to understand and succeed in the Israeli workplace.

Filer

EIN

13-4203820