Mayor’s War Update and Gathering with Evacuees
November 28th, 2023 | No Comments
On November 28th, the Tel Aviv Foundation will be holding a war briefing with Israeli donors and Fund executives at the municipality’s situation room, in the presence of Ron Huldai and Municipality directors. The briefing will include a meeting with evacuees who are currently living in a hotel in the city.
Please contact our Tel Aviv office at michal.h@telavivfoundation.org, if you or someone you know would like to attend.
Establishing the Orphans Fund
December 1st, 2023 | No Comments
Following the October 7th massacre, tragically, over 300 children were left orphans.
The Tel Aviv Foundation is here for them.
The Tel Aviv Foundation Orphans Fund, established in partnership with the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization, provides customized financial, therapeutic, and educational assistance to any child who was orphaned due to the Iron Swords war, including children of civilians, soldiers, police, firefighters, secret service, and more.
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Stravos Niachos Foundation 2023 Mental Health Conference
June 22nd, 2023 | No Comments
Tel Aviv Foundation CEO, Dr, Hila Oren and Sharon Melamed Bloom, Director of Welfare, Social Services & Public Health Administration at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality spoke about the Tel Aviv Foundation and the Municipality’s on going work to combat the loneliness pandemic, across all ages.
To read more click here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hilaoren1_development-mentalhealth-publicspace-activity-7077646427471945728-tjm1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Opening of the Shoshana and Zevulun Tomer City Museum of Tel Aviv-Yafo
September 12th, 2023 | No Comments
The Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality opened the Shoshana & Zevulun Tomer City Museum of Tel Aviv-Yafo in the renewed Bialik Square. The innovative participatory museum presents a growing collection of stories told by the city residents themselves, from all communities, ages, religions and genders. The renewal of the city museum was possible due to the the generous donation of the Tomer family, under the leadership and support of Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo and Chairman of the Tel Aviv Foundation.
Crowdsourcing Campaign for the Social Food Market
March 30th, 2023 | No Comments
On the week of March 27th, The Tel Aviv Foundation and Mesila launched a crowdsourcing campaign for the Social Food Market. Over 1,200 people donated a total sum of close to 1,000,000 shekels. which will ensure that the Market’s doors stay open.
The Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with Leshuva and Mesila, established the Social Food Market to provide food security and nutritional guidance to asylum seekers, refugees, and work immigrants through respectful food distribution experiences.
Nearly 1,000 families are supported by the Market, which provides a reliable food supply and directly impacts the stability of families and the community with the goal of minimizing food insecurity.
For more information on the Social Food Market
Providing food security to asylum seekers and undocumented individuals
The Tel Aviv Foundation is the 2022 Liberal Magazine Impact Award recipient
March 14th, 2023 | No Comments
In a ceremony held during the annual Liberal Social Impact Conference, The Tel Aviv Foundation received the 2022 Impact Award in the Public Sector, for the initiative to reduce elderly loneliness in partnership with SFI via Social Impact Bonds.
The program to reduce elderly loneliness provides an array of tech tools, specifically designed for senior citizens, along with volunteers, and social workers, which are set to help us reconnect, alleviate loneliness, and increase our well-being and independence – fostering a true sense of belonging.
In 2022 200 women and men took part in the program, (18 of them are holocaust survivors), reporting a 26% increase in the sense of belongingness.
Opening Ceremony of Ta Tarbut
March 10th, 2022 | No Comments
Ta Tarbut, in Kiryat Al-Malakha, which was established by the Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality in the presence of Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo and Chairman of the Tel Aviv Foundation, and with Ziv Yakobi (Adv.) Partner & CEO of ‘Acro Real Estate’, who has made a contribution towards the opening of the center.
TaTarbut – a space for creativity, knowledge sharing, and a home for the local artists – functions as the center of the entire complex, strengthening the connection between the municipality and local artists, supporting them while promoting collaborations. The center delivers relevant professional content, such as lectures on digital art platforms, creative thinking and marketing tool workshops. Ta Tarbut offers free gallery tours, encouraging all to take part.
The Social Food Market Inauguration
February 28th, 2022 | No Comments
The Social Food Market was inaugurated today in a ceremony attended by the mayor and the General Custodian.
The Tel Aviv Foundation and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, in partnership with Leshuva and Mesila, established the Social Food Market to provide food security and nutritional guidance to asylum seekers, refugees, and work immigrants through respectful food distribution experiences.
Nearly 1,000 families are supported by the Market, which provides a reliable food supply and directly impacts the stability of families and the community with the goal of minimizing food insecurity.
For more information on the Social Food Market
Providing food security to asylum seekers and undocumented individuals
The Tel Aviv Foundation Opens the Stanley Gold Spacebook Library at Ironi Hey High School
December 15th, 2021 | No Comments
On December 15, 2021 A new student-focused collaborative study space opened, with the generous support of Stanley Gold, who joined via Zoom. Designed for the information age, designed to encourage interactive and collaborative learning in a relaxed and fun way, was built and will operate on three basic principles. 1. Designed and managed by students who will be responsible for the operation and services. 2. It is dynamic, evolving, and lively to attract and support a diverse body of students throughout the school year. 3. Designed to be inviting and comfortable. To facilitate this principle, the furniture is modular and mobile so that it can be moved around the space to facilitate collaboration and meet different student needs.