Prefina—whose parents fled war in DR Congo and arrived in Israel—dreamed of getting an education so she could build a solid future. With your support, GPF provided a small grant to cover partial tuition for several students in hardship—including Prefina, pictured. She’s now studying architecture and interior design at the Holon Institute of Technology—an opportunity that wouldn’t have been possible without you.

We generally refer to Passover as the Festival of Freedom, but over time it has become more like the Festival of Food! With the help of all of you, our donors, The Good People Fund helps elderly Holocaust survivors celebrate the holiday with sufficient food and a deep sense that people care about them. Every Pesach and Rosh Hashanah, we purchase supermarket gift cards for elders who would otherwise not enjoy the tastes of the holiday. Thank you for helping us welcome “all who are hungry to come and eat.”

Grantee Alma Schneider (1 in 6 Support) was honored with a 2024 Congressional Hero Award for her nearly two decades of dedicated advocacy and support for families, particularly those with children with disabilities. Alma was recognized for her work transforming her community with compassion, innovation, and a commitment to inclusion.

Attendees of our first-ever (un)conference—visionary grantees, dedicated board members, passionate staff—shared an electric energy powering conversation, collaboration and compassion for two days at Hebrew Union College in NYC, Nov. 17 and 18, 2024. Here, time out for a collective photo, for the record.

“The responsibility is ours alone to build a better society and a more peaceful world,” said GPF (un)conference Keynoter Ruth Messinger, Global Ambassador for the American Jewish World Service, to GPF grantees and guests. Ruth’s compelling, emotional address, on Nov. 17, 2024, is a call for us to continue and expand our good work in challenging times.

It’s been a privilege for us to help provide home-cooked meals for Israel’s hard-working soldiers on the northern border. Amidst the frequent shelling, Shelley Liss Barkan and a corps of volunteers from around Shlomi have been preparing delicious meals for Shabbat every week since the war began.