Below are a few of the ways in which
Seed the Dream Foundation helps to make a difference by partnering with schools, programs and organizations
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Cuba's First Holocaust Exhibit
We Remember—The Holocaust and the Creation of the Living Community is Cuba's first permanent Holocaust exhibit established by Seed the Dream Foundation in Havana. It shines a light on the Cuban Holocaust experience and raises awareness about the small Jewish community that makes Cuba its home. |
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Neighborhood Music Program Grows
Play On, Philly! an after-school classical music program will expand to additional sites, develop a student peer mentoring program, and increase teaching faculty through a grant from Seed the Dream Foundation. |
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Freire Expanding to Serve Middle School Students
Since 1999, Freire Charter School has operated as a college-preparatory public charter high school in Philadelphia's Center City serving 500 students in grades 9-12. With support from Seed the Dream Foundation, Freire has opened a new middle school serving an additional 500 students in grades 5-8. |
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A College Israel Experience
The Birthright Israel Foundation has sent tens of thousands of Jewish young adults to Israel. Seed the Dream Foundation supports the expansion of this program through a Birthright Campus Advocacy & Education Initiative. |
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KIPP Elementary School Expansion
KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program), a national network of high-performing public charter schools is growing in the Philadelphia area. Thanks to continued support from Seed the Dream Foundation, plans for the new KIPP Primary School opening are underway. |
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A New Primary School
A Seed the Dream Foundation grant provides support for The Rift Valley Children’s Village, an orphanage in the Karatu region of Tanzania, and for the construction of the Gyetighi Primary School that now serves over 450 students. |
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Scholarships for Soldiers
Through a Seed the Dream Foundation Grant, the Impact! Scholarship Program of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), provides higher education opportunities for veterans of the Israel Defense Forces. |
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Art Education and Charter School Partnership
The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program creating public art for urban revitalization - has received a grant from Seed The Dream Foundation to provide quality daytime and after school art education in collaboration with Philadelphia charter schools. |
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Refugees Find New Homes
Seed the Dream Foundation provides funding to Refuge Point, an organization that aids refugees across Africa in life-threatening situations. Refuge Point helps relocate refugees to countries where they are able to rebuild their lives in safety and with dignity. |
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Holocaust Education Leadership Program
Seed the Dream Foundation awarded a grant to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's "Bringing the Lessons Home Program." This unique and broad-reaching educational program for high school students brings lessons of Holocaust history to new and diverse communities, both locally and nationally. |
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New Initiatives for College-Prep Program
Steppingstone Scholars, Inc. recently expanded their successful academic preparation program to include college counseling, summer opportunities, family support programming, and alumni support through a Seed the Dream Foundation grant.
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Improved Medical Care in Tanzania
Grant funding from Seed The Dream Foundation is helping The Foundation for African Medicine & Education (FAME)support, staff and operate a rural outpatient clinic and mobile medical service in the District of Karatu. FAME provides on-site continuing education, mentoring and support for front-line healthcare workers, and is opening, staffing and operating a new 12-bed hospital. |
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Kipp Inspired School In Israel
Leo Baeck Education Center, one of Israel’s leading educational institutions, has received a grant from Seed The Dream Foundation to launch the first KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) network of schools in Israel. |
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Survivor Testimony Based Teacher Training
USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education promotes the educational use of testimony to overcome prejudice and intolerance. With the support of Seed the Dream Foundation, the Institute will provide professional development and training for teachers that will help them use audiovisual Holocaust testimony ethically and effectively in the classroom. |
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Chess Team Champions
The Knights Chess Team from the Russell Byers Charter School traveled to Nashville, Tennessee for the National Elementary Championship Chess Tournament. Sponsored by Seed the Dream Foundation, chess players ranging in age from kindergarten to sixth grade, have brought home multiple trophies from city-wide, state and national competitions. |
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Holocaust Educators Program
Seed the Dream Foundation is a sponsor of the Anti-Defamation League's "Bearing Witness Program" providing Holocaust education training and resources for catholic school teachers. Bearing Witness participants learn about the historical relationship between Catholics and Jews, and how learning and teaching the lessons of the Holocaust can help overcome prejudice within contemporary society. |
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Gifted Musicians Receive Support
Seed The Dream Foundation supports the Outstanding Musicians of the IDF Program giving young musicians in the Israel Defense Forces the option of serving in a way that promotes the development of their promising musical careers. |
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Unlocking Communication
Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania, through a grant from Seed The Dream Foundation was able to purchase "Nu Eye", an advanced eye-gaze system that fosters expressive communication ability for children with severe motor impairment. |
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