The Teen Boar d i s a pr oj ect of The Jewi sh Fund. The Jewi sh Fund was est abli shed i n 1 997 f r om t he sale pr oceeds of Si nai Hospi t al t o t he Det r oi t Medi cal Cent er . Si nai Hospi t al was a Jewi sh communi t y f unded f aci li t y t hat gr ew i nt o one of met r opoli t an Det r oi t ’s t op healt h car e i nst i t ut i ons. As a legacy of Si nai Hospi t al, The Jewi sh Fund cont i nues t he t r adi t i on of assur i ng quali t y and compassi onat e car e f or t hose i n need i n Met r opoli t an Det r oi t . The Jewi sh Fund Teen Boar d i s pr oud t o be a par t of t he Foundat i on Boar d Incubat or , a pr oj ect of t he Jewi sh Teen Funder s Net wor k, whi ch i s gener ously f unded by Laur a Lauder and t he Mai moni des Fund. to the member s of The Jewish Fund Teen Boar d 2019- 2020, a diver se gr oup of Jewish teens who have deepened their engagement within our community thr ough l ear ning of communal needs and r esponding thr ough phil anthr opic gr antmaking. El ijah Appel man 12t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Maddie Feinstein 12t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Leah Segal 12t h Gr ade, Ber kley High School Benny Shaevsky 12t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Jessica Gol dber g 12t h Gr ade, Nor t h Far mingt on High School Nia Kepes 12t h Gr ade, Bir mingham Gr oves High School Max Adamczyk 11t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Adina Al ter man 10t h Gr ade, Cr anbr ook Kingswood Upper School Victor Ber ger 10t h Gr ade, Cr anbr ook Kingswood Upper School Josh Ber tman 11t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Al ison Chapnick 10t h Gr ade, Gr oves High School Car l y Cohen 11t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Mor gan Cook 10t h Gr ade, Int er nat ional Academy Noah Eaton 11t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Adam Kr ugel 11t h Gr ade, Walled Lake West er n High School Cami Kr ugel 10t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Mia Lewis 11t h Gr ade, Seaholm High School Hal ey Lipman 10t h Gr ade, Walled Lake Nor t her n High School Car a Lopatin 11t h Gr ade, Far ber Hebr ew Day School Al exis Mor ton 11t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Jonah Mougoue 11t h Gr ade, The Roeper School Logan Edel heit 10t h Gr ade, Gr oves High School Max Edel heit 10t h Gr ade, Gr oves High School Shir a El l is 10t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Noah Gol dber g 12t h Gr ade, Aim High School Jul ia Kl ein 11t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Cal eb Kl einf el dt 10t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Mar l ee Kr ol l 11t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Hannah Rashty 10t h Gr ade, West Bloomfi eld High School Tal i Rubenstein 10t h Gr ade, Gr oves High School Lindsay Schl ussel 10t h Gr ade, Ber kley High School Cooper Schoenber g 10t h Gr ade, Gr oves High School Joshua Schr eiber 11t h Gr ade, Nor t h Far mingt on High School Anna Weinbaum 11t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Macy West 10t h Gr ade, Gr oves High School 1ST YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Emil y Abr ams 11t h Gr ade, Walled Lake Nor t her n High School Jane Bor enstein 11t h Gr ade, Cr anbr ook Kingswood Upper School Chase Br odsky 11t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School El isha Cooper 12t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Matthew Doctor off 11t h Gr ade, Ber kley High School Abby Fol tyn 11t h Gr ade, Cr anbr ook Kingswood Upper School Max Mor ganr oth 12t h Gr ade, Seaholm High School Hayl ie Pol akoff 11t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Bar r y Sabin 11t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Joseph Schwar tz 11t h Gr ade, Gr oves High School Gabr iel Singer 11t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Lil y Fol tyn 11t h Gr ade, Cr anbr ook Kingswood Upper School Evan Isr ael 12t h Gr ade, Det r oit Count r y Day School El l iot Kaf tan 12t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Dar by Kr ugel 12t h Gr ade, Bloomfi eld Hills High School Jesse Kr ugel 12t h Gr ade, Walled Lake West er n High School Rober t Victor 11t h Gr ade, Cr anbr ook Kingswood Upper School Il an Weiss 11t h Gr ade, Fr ankel Jewish Academy Sam Wittenber g 12t h Gr ade, Cr anbr ook Kingswood Upper School Isabel Zal tz 11t h Gr ade, Ber kley High School Zoe Zal tz 11t h Gr ade, Ber kley High School 2ND YEAR BOARD MEMBERS 1ST YEAR BOARD MEMBERS 2ND YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Special t hanks go t o our 2019- 2020 Leadership Commit t ee for t heir dedicat ion and hard work in facil it at ing board meet ings and sit e visit s. Each year , Teen Boar d member s sel ect cr i t i cal i ssues aff ect i ng t he communi t y t o addr ess t hr ough t hei r gr ant maki ng. Thi s year , t he f ocus ar eas i ncl uded i mpact i ng communi t y member s wi t h ment al heal t h i ssues or di sabi l i t i es, and i mpr ovi ng t he heal t h and wel f ar e of t hose exper i enci ng si gni fi cant economi c har dshi p. The Jewish Fund Teen Board is proud t o announce t hat a t ot al of $100,000 in grant s has been awarded t o t he fol l owing organizat ions: Common Gr ound: Ment al Healt h Chat bot Acquisit ion and Implement at ion • Det r oit Rescue Mission Minist r ies: GATHER House • Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Net wor k: Tai Chi Life Enr ichment : For Body and Mind Jewish Family Ser vice of Met r opolit an Det r oit : Expanding Access t o Ment al Healt h Ser vices • Jewish Senior Life Foundat ion: Coping wit h t he Challenges of Ment al Illness in an Aging Populat ion Kadima: Financial Needs Fund for Low-income Adult s wit h Ment al Illness • Light house/Sout h Oakland Shelt er : St abilit y for Homeless St udent s • Mar iner s Inn: Resident ial Yout h Pr event ion Pr ogr am For more i nf ormat i on on t he work of The Jewi sh Fund Teen Board, or t o appl y f or t he 2020- 2021 Board posi t i on, pl ease vi si t www. t eenboard. t hej ewi shf und. org. Appl i cat i on deadl i ne i s June 15, 2020. Mazel Tov