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The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation promotes social justice and
human rights through its five program areas: Jewish
life, strengthening Israeli
democracy, health and mental
health, educational opportunity,
and human rights. Support is
provided to organizations in the United States and abroad. Please
refer to each program area for specific geographic focus.
The Foundation supports organizations that promote systemic change;
involve constituents in planning and decision-making; encourage volunteer
and professional development; and engage in ongoing program evaluation.
Jewish Life
The goal of this program is to keep Judaism meaningful, compelling and responsive to contemporary concerns. Funding is provided primarily in North America to programs that are national in scope.
The Foundation seeks to:
- engage the Jewish community in social justice efforts
- further progressive and inclusive approaches to Judaism
- promote positive relations between Jews and members of other ethnic groups
The Foundation supports policy research, education, community organizing, innovative service provision, leadership development, and dialogue.
Recent grantees include:
The American Jewish World Service gives young people an opportunity to express their commitment to tikkun olam (healing and transforming the world) through hands-on service with grassroots organizations in the developing world.
The American Jewish Committee, with offices across the globe, works to combat anti-Semitism and all forms of hatred through advocacy, education, dialogue, and publications.
Repair the World strives to inspire American Jews to give their time and effort to serve those in need and to make service a defining element of American Jewish life. Repair develops high quality Jewish service learning through grant-making, support for educators, research and program evaluation.
Strengthening Israeli Democracy
The goal of this program is to strengthen Israel as a democratic, equitable, and pluralistic society. There is a geographic focus on the Negev, a historically disadvantaged area of the country.
The Foundation seeks to:
- address fundamental social, economic, and ethnic inequalities
- empower Israel’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations
- promote liberal and pluralistic approaches to Judaism
The Foundation supports policy research, advocacy, education, community organizing, innovative service provision, and leadership development.
Recent grantees include:
Yedid: The Association for Community Empowerment operates storefront community centers throughout Israel that assist low-income individuals to secure housing, health care, educational services, and social security benefits.
The Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development promotes community development, coexistence and volunteerism, focusing on the Bedouin community.
The Israel Religious Action Center of the Reform Movement engages in research, policy analysis, legal advocacy, and public education to promote religious freedom and equitable resource allocation for non-Orthodox Jews in Israel.
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Israeli
Democracy grants.
Health and Mental Health
The goal of this program is to promote quality health and mental health care for underserved individuals. There is a geographic focus on Baltimore.
The Foundation seeks to:
- address the health and mental health needs of low-income children and seniors through sustainable programs designed to meet service gaps
- support local and national advocacy and public policy initiatives to ensure access to quality care for low-income families
- address environmental health issues
The Foundation supports innovative service provision in community-based settings; programs using evidence-based practices; and professional development.
Recent grantees include:
Through the Older Adult Program, the Mental Health Association of Maryland advocates for policies and services that address the mental health needs of seniors, particularly low-income adults who rely on public systems for care.
The Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund works to ensure that the state's implementation of the Affordable Care Act succeeds in meeting the needs of Marylanders and is adequately funded.
The Maryland Environmental Health Network, a newly formed coalition, brings together advocates from the environment and health sectors to educate the public about environmental threats to health and formulate solutions to those problems.
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Health
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Educational Opportunity
The goal of this program is to ensure that low-income children and families have access to quality education and cultural opportunities. There is a geographic focus on Baltimore.
The Foundation seeks to:
- strengthen public education, with an emphasis on secondary education
- support local advocacy and policy initiatives that advance quality education for all
- nurture high-quality community arts programs that engage diverse audiences
The Foundation supports system-wide public school reform, human capital development, leadership development, community organizing, and innovative service provision.
Recent grantees include:
New Leaders for New Schools, The Urban Teacher Center and Teach for America bring new talent and ideas to Baltimore City Public Schools through the recruitment, training and support of new principals and teachers respectively.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland monitors implementation of an agreement between the Baltimore City Public School System and the State of Maryland that promises Baltimore children access to an adequate and equitable education.
Young Audiences of Maryland provides opportunities for Baltimore City children to participate in the creation and appreciation of art as a means of engaging them in school and promoting academic achievement.
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Educational
Opportunity grants.
Human Rights
The goal of this program is to advance fundamental human rights.
The Foundation seeks to:
- advance women's rights
- promote the right to education, particularly for adolescents and adults
- support leadership development, capacity-building and training across a range of issue areas
The Foundation's human rights work is primarily international, with a special interest in efforts that link domestic and international issues.
Recent grantees include:
The Right to Education Project, a collaboration between ActionAid International, Amnesty International and the Global Campaign for Education, is a web-based resource for education activists around the globe.
The Tahirih Justice Center, located in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Houston, TX, provides legal advocacy to immigrant and refugee women and girls fleeing gender based violence.
The Fund for Global Human Rights provides financial support to local and regional human rights organizations in countries around the world. The Fund works to identify and fill the gaps in human rights funding, and to develop strategic ways of helping human rights defenders expand the scope and impact of their work.
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Contact
Us
Michael J. Hirschhorn: President
Betsy Ringel: Executive Director
Lara Hall: Program Officer; Educational Opportunity, Health and Mental
Health
Brenda Bodenheimer Zlatin: Program Officer; Jewish Life, Israel, Human
Rights
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