YRF - Youth Renewal Fund

YRF (Youth Renewal Fund), a non-profit organization, is the US partners of Darca schools - a network of 45 high schools and two learning centers in disadvantaged communities in Israel. YRF provides strategic guidance, research and philanthropic support to Darca Schools.

Youth Renewal Fund
Formation1989
TypeNonprofit organization
HeadquartersNew York City
ServicesStrategic guidance, research and philanthropic support to Schools in Israel
YRF CEO
Dr. Gil Pereg
Websiteyouthrenewalfund.org

History

YRF was founded in 1989 in New York City[1] as a grassroots effort to improve the available academic opportunities for underprivileged students in Israel. It grew to become an implementer of supplemental education programs in Israel's periphery. A study conducted by the organization proved that the programs provided were making an impact in closing the educational gap between wealthy and poor.[2]

In August 2008, YRF launched a multi-year Teacher Professional Development Program, one of the first of its kind in Israel. In its pilot year, the program served nearly 200 YRF teachers. YRF has implemented over $25 million in programming, reaching more than 75,000 Israeli children.[3]

Board of directors

Marc Rowan – Chairman; Paul Schnell – President; Sam Katz – Past President 

Members of the Board

Anne Angowitz; Stuart Angowitz; Stephanie Berk; Ram Burshtine; Sam Camens; Lance Carr; Harlan Cherniak; Jeff Cohen; Jamie Easton; David Feldman; Jeffrey Freed; Jeff Gimbel; Michael Gross; Jordana Grunfeld; Sam Katz; Doug Korn; Randye Kwait; Ken Lande; Ivan Lehon; Arielle Levitt; Sherie Moalemzadeh; Bret Pearlman; Ilene Penn; Bennett Rosenthal; Jordan Sall; Robert Schwartz; Jamie Schweid; Robert Sheft; Hope Taitz;

Executive Committee
  • Harlan Cherniak
  • Jamie Easton
  • Jeffrey Freed
  • Jeff Gimbel
  • Sam Katz
  • Randye Kwait
  • Paul Schnell
  • Robert Schwartz

Notes and references
  1. "YRF Darca".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) amplifiergiving.org, Retrieved 9/12/2016
  2. "YRF Darca Raises Over $1.5m For Low-Income Israeli Students".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)mysocialgoodnews.com, May 28, 2016
  3. Youth Renewal Fund Press Release, July 28, 2008 Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

See also
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