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Community Highlights
The Funder Collaborative shares original stories, thought pieces and blogs, models of promising practices, and news from our local communities and their initiative partners. We invite you to explore these articles which highlight some of the ideas, programs and people shaping this new path forward in Jewish teen engagement and learning.
A Neuroscientist’s Insights on the Adolescent Brain
August 9, 2022 What one developmental researcher has learned from studies on young people’s risk-taking behavior, reasoning and more By Tim Vernimmen Adolescence is often portrayed as [...]
Don’t Believe The Sensationalist Reactions, Young Girls Absolutely Want Leadership Roles
March 10, 2022 A new study is being trotted out as proof that young girls don’t have career aspirations to lead, but further examination of the research [...]
Teen Mental Health Certification: Helping Teens Help Each Other
February 28, 2022 The Mental Health First Aid Certification was developed by the National Council for Behavioral Health (which is now known as the National Council for [...]
Let’s Make Mental Health a Priority in the Jewish Community
By Sara Allen and Reuben D. Rotman June 7, 2022 Source In Short Our goal is to train more than 8,000 Jewish professionals, parents and — perhaps [...]
Why it’s a win for all: The Jewish Teen Funder Collaborative’s new home at JFNA
By Sara Allen and Aaron Saxe November 4, 2021 Source In Short The Funder Collaborative built a powerful national network with deep cross-community relationships and found relevant [...]
Can’t Travel to Campus? No Problem! Teens Invited on a Virtual College Road Trip to Explore All Aspects of Campus Life
Student-led campus tours, info sessions with college admissions and Hillel professionals, workshops on college search and maintaining wellness all through month of June High school students and [...]
Expanding Your Reach: A New Networking and Learning Series Open to All Youth Professionals
Informed By Current Research and Best Practices From the 10 Communities of the Jewish Teen Funder Collaborative, Workshops Will Fuel Teen Engagement Efforts Year-Long Series Launches September [...]
Connection, Community & Conversation: Teens Take the Mic
JTI Peer Leadership Fellows talk about what it’s like being a Jewish teen today. Three JTI Peer Leadership Fellows sound off on what it’s like being a Jewish teen [...]
New Website Connects Teens to Jewish Life
Are you a teen? A parent of a teen? JewishBostonTeens.com is the site you’ve been waiting for. I usually write about kid-friendly topics here at JewishBoston, and [...]
