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    Good People, Greater Impact

    When Good People Fund worlds unknowingly converge:

    During a recent meeting with Sharnese Harris, Founder of The Konnection in Detroit, she told us about a huge donation of clothing and sports equipment she had received. Sharnese runs a program that includes Konnection Klosets, which provide supplies students need, which in turn, help promote attendance and greater success. We were delighted to learn that the large gift came from Leveling the Playing Field, founded by Max Levitt, a The Good People Fund grantee from their earliest days.

    Starting with a small warehouse in Silver Spring, Maryland, Leveling the Playing Field has become a major force in the ecosystem of meeting the needs of youth across many states in the USA. We love when the lives, and life work, of our good people meet, whether by design or, in this case, a happy coincidence!

    More Than a Fridge: Helping Essential Work Continue

    “The New fridge has arrived!!! Thank you so much – Naomi, Julie, Beth and the rest of the (very, truly) good people at the Good People Fund – for jumping right in when our fridge broke. This makes a real difference in our work and we are so thankful for your partnership.”
     
    – A thank you note from Good People Fund grantee JLM Food Rescuers, co-founded by Daniella Seltzer and Itay Peled to address food insecurity and food waste in Jerusalem. Their industrial fridge broke down during the war while in the midst of their emergency food distribution efforts. GPF provided emergency funding to help them address the urgent situation so they could carry on with their life-sustaining work.

    Weaving Pathways to Independence

    The Good People Fund supports Sidreh, a weaving initiative dedicated to the socio economic empowerment of Bedouin women in the Negev. Because of our support, 15 women from underserved and remote communities were able to complete a structured 10-week weaving training program, gaining practical, income-generating skills. Despite the challenges of ongoing conflict and economic instability in the region, the program achieved remarkable results with participants actively producing and selling woven goods as part of the Sidreh weaving cooperative.

    The impact of this initiative provides women not only a source of income, but also confidence, community, and resilience during an extraordinarily difficult time. Tamam, a single mother of five  shared: “This opportunity changed something in me. I am not alone anymore, and I can support my children.” Support from the Good People Fund provides dignified pathways toward self-reliance, cultural preservation, and renewed hope for women who were virtually invisible.

    Planting Glenn’s Legacy of Goodness

    While in Israel, Julie and Larry visited Kaima Beit Zayit, a place that Glenn Rosenkrantz z״l (of blessed memory) loved very much. Together with founder Yoni Yefet-Reich, they planted a tree in Glenn’s memory. The sun was shining, and the air was filled with the sounds of a farm where young people are given new beginnings, hope, and a path forward. Glenn treasured the Good People working to make the world better. In a place he loved, we planted a fig tree to symbolize new life and renewal. As we return to watch this tree grow alongside the young people of the farm, we will think of Glenn and the powerful, lasting impact of his goodness. Join us on our trip in November when we will visit Glenn’s tree and the Good People he adored.
    זיכרונו לברכה Glenn’s memory is a blessing.
    Click the link below to watch a video of the tree planting:

    Responding Without Pause in Jerusalem

    When the crisis hit in Israel, JLM Food Rescuers didn’t pause for a moment.

    Founded by Itay Peled and Daniella Seltzer, this Jerusalem-based organization moved into full emergency mobilization as requests for food surged overnight. The working poor whose income had stopped. Elderly residents too frightened to leave home. Single mothers alone with small children. Isolated communities in East Jerusalem and Bedouin areas where infrastructure was already fragile. The needs were everywhere, and Itay and Daniella met every one of them with determination.

    Drawing on an emergency response plan built with the Jerusalem Municipality, they activated quickly, scaling from nine underserved communities to 14 high-priority neighborhoods in a matter of days. All of this while most of their staff was home with their own children.

    And then came Purim! Volunteers showed up to the market in full costume, sorting vegetables and packing food boxes as sirens interrupted the morning. In between alerts, they laughed, sorted, and filled crate after crate, for families waiting on the other end to receive these special and much needed deliveries.

    We are so proud to partner with them.