Good News Update

Safety, Belonging, and Joy at Camp Indigo Point

A note arrived from Camp Indigo Point, sharing an update from their incredible summer:

“We had a full camp of kids and staff, and launched a new high school adventure program in Colorado. Parents tell us every day how transformative camp was for their kids, and many of them are still in touch with the friends they made. Thank you for helping make us feel safe by supporting our security team.”

The Good People’s Fund’s Uplifting Lives Program helped fund camp security this summer at a camp for gender-diverse children, creating a safe, joyful space where young people could grow, connect, and just be kids.

Supporting Dignity on the Streets of Boulder

This week Naomi and Julie met with Good People Fund grantee Jenn Livovich, Founder of Streetscape, which offers care, connection, and dignity to people experiencing homelessness in Boulder. Jenn’s lived experience as a formerly homeless person informs every part of her work. She recognizes gaps in care and moves quickly to fill them.

Thanks to your support, Good People Fund is helping Jenn do exactly that by funding:

Hand warmers and beanie hats for immediate winter warmth
Clear signage for their outreach van so people in need can find them more easily
Hygiene, first aid, and winter essentials when donations run low
Storage support for the small unit that holds all resources for mobile outreach
Bus passes and gas cards to help people reach shelters, medical appointments, job interviews, and new jobs
Hard-to-find clothing sizes, especially men’s items rarely donated

New Kitchen, New Opportunities for Kaima Nahalal’s Youth

Good People Fund grantee Kaima Nahalal, founded by Merav Carmi, has a brand new kitchen! When Board members Larry Paul and Mark Nelson joined Naomi and Julie on a visit last February, they saw firsthand just how urgently it was needed — the old kitchen had a dirt floor and was far from meeting the standards required for their growing food production and for accessing essential governmental social services funding. Kaima Nahalal empowers youth who have fallen out of the traditional education system, offering them purpose, learning, and healing through farm based work, truly transforming (and saving!) lives. Thanks to support from The Good People Fund, the renovation is now complete, and Kaima is well on its way to securing additional funding to sustain and expand this vital work for vulnerable youth.

For Good PGH Brings Halloween Joy to Every Child

Good People Fund grantee For Good PGH, founded by Gisele Fetterman, strives to meet the needs of their community and show support for underserved neighbors. They showed up for their community in the most joyful way this week. At the Free Store, they offered Halloween costumes to children who did not have any, making sure every child could experience the fun, imagination, and sense of belonging that come with dressing up.

New Partnerships Build Bridges through Theater

Our grantee Inheritance Theater Project (ITP), co-founded byJon Adam Ross, works to “bridge silos and thaw division” through theater and community building. They are partnering with the Broadway Advocacy Coalition to invite local artists from their project in Hoboken, NJ, to participate in a Theater of Change training. Building on relationships formed and questions raised during the process, the team will focus on organizing around gentrification, displacement, and housing access. Using the Theater of Change methodology, the team will explore policies and arts-based solutions while centering the experiences of those directly impacted. They are excited to see this collaboration extend the impact of ITP’s Place Project work beyond the playmaking process. In addition, at the recent Bridging Movement Summit, hosted by the Listen First Coalition, Jon Adam Ross was invited to represent ITP on a panel about how the arts can build social cohesion across divides. Inviting attendees to share one word for “America,” Jon brought ITP’s participatory spirit to a national audience. ITP has now been invited to join the Listen First Coalition—joining 500+ organizations working to turn down the heat and build understanding across the country.

Trailblazing a Path for Ethiopian Israeli Women

Good People Fund grantee Ma’atzimot (Empowering Ethiopian Women), founded by Racheli Tadessa Malkai, shared an update for the year. They deepened their mission of empowering Ethiopian-Israeli women and girls with a focus on education, resilience, leadership, and well-being. They offered dozens of workshops, mentoring programs, and learning opportunities that created safe, nurturing spaces for women to reconnect with their identities, strengthen their voices, and build futures grounded in confidence and community.

Racheli’s leadership was nationally recognized when she was chosen to light a torch at Israel’s 77th Independence Day ceremony, symbolizing her trailblazing role and the collective strength of Ethiopian-Israeli women. Throughout the year, Ma’atzimot provided resilience seminars, educational initiatives, mental-health workshops, and community engagement projects aimed at cultivating both individual empowerment and collective healing. Ma’atzimot’s direct support has made it possible for 100s of women to attend college (or vocational training) and identify career paths, opening doors to economic opportunities.