We love to connect our Good People to each other for community and collaboration! This past week, Good People Fund grantees Elhanan Miller, Founder of People of the Book, and Mohammad (Mo) Al Samawi, Founder of Abrahamic House, met in Washington, DC for the first time. They are each doing important bridge-building work and approach their work from different […]

2025 was a year of tremendous growth for Good People Fund grantee Ruca’s Farm, founded by Nir Lahav, to offer support and healing to people suffering from PTSD. The farm doubled its participant numbers, welcoming more than 180 individuals through core programs like Arugot (rehabilitation for long-term PTSD) and Shavim (early intervention for October 7 soldiers struggling […]

We were delighted to see Good People Fund grantee Erin Stieglitz, Founder of Bagel Rescue in Atlanta, recently featured on television explaining the importance of addressing food waste and food insecurity, and what Bagel Rescue is all about. Learn more here: Atlanta News First Features Bagel Rescue Founder Erin Stieglitz

Good People Fund grantee Zumwalt Acres in Illinois, co-founded by sisters Gavi and Remi Welbel provides Community Soup to their neighbors as a way to build community, address food insecurity, and offer dignity. This is a wonderful project in which there is no difference between anyone who attends, offering community and soup to all. Everyone is encouraged to bring containers […]

When school was cancelled in Detroit this week, our Good People Fund grantee Sharnese Harris, Founder of The Konnection, continued to serve her students by moving their mentoring program online and surprising them with pizza. No surprise that with that type of dedication and commitment to their students, they had almost full attendance! The Konnection combats chronic absenteeism by […]

Good People Fund grantee International Neighbors (IN), founded by Kari Miller, shared a recent story about a beneficiary whose life was changed by their timely support. Read below to learn about Bahati who was helped as a new American and is now a donor and supporter of IN’s important work supporting new community members in Charlottesville: At 23 […]

Rekindle, Cleveland Matt Fieldman, co-founder of Rekindle, an organization that supports bridge-building between Black and Jewish community leaders, shared a reflection about meeting Naomi several years ago when the organization was struggling to find its footing. He noted that the Good People Fund offered the “first real vote of confidence and meaningful support we had ever received.” […]

What does it take to build a bridge between communities? For Good People Fund grantee Rabbi Elhanan Miller, founder of People of the Book, it starts with language. Through videos, podcasts, and educational content that are all in Arabic, he is teaching the Arab-speaking world about Jewish culture, religion, and history. He was recently featured in a […]

Good People Fund grantee Erin Stieglitz, founder of Bagel Rescue, recently shared what it has been like to be part of our first GPF Community of Practice. Led by volunteer facilitator Beth Gansky, this cohort brought grantees together for connection, support, and shared learning. As we prepare to launch our second Community of Practice, Erin wanted other […]