JCF's giv4 climate initiative is pleased to partner with WILDCOAST and San Diego Coastkeeper for an educational volunteer event at

La Jolla Shores. We will clean up the beach and learn about the many local ways to have a positive impact for our waterways, oceans, and environment.

Following the cleanup, enjoy an exclusive tour of THE MAP of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla led by Mary Munk, co-founder of Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans, which commissioned this stunning depiction of the vibrant ecosystem immediately off our coast.

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The giv4 climate fund highlights the many local ways to have a positive impact for climate and the environment - such as a nonprofit installing solar panels on affordable housing while training local residents in high-paying solar installation work; and a nonprofit planting tree canopies in Southeast San Diego that lower the temperature in those neighborhoods by several degrees.

The Jewish Teen Foundation (JTF) launches its 10th cohort starting in the fall semester. We would love your help connecting high schoolers to this important program that ensures we continue to educate future leaders to have a positive impact on the world around them.

JTF is a leadership development program of the Jewish Community Foundation San Diego that teaches philanthropy, Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), and Tzedakah (charity) through a foundation lens. Teens learn grant making, collaboration, public speaking, and constructive discourse skills, while building their own personal networks.

The program is open to Jewish 9th-12th graders in San Diego County and will meet in-person once per month during the academic year.

This workshop is for new and current board members who would like to enhance their board experience. Discover the top ten responsibilities of a great board member, including how to:

.....• Maximize your role as a board member.

.....• Learn how to set your own goals for a meaningful

.......board member experience.

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Sylvia and Jaime (z"l) Liwerant always acknowledged the importance of helping others in need and realized how privileged they were to be able to do so. Jaime and Sylvia immigrated from Mexico City in 1974 with their two sons, Maury and Gery. As a civil engineer, Jaime became a real estate developer in San Diego, and could regularly be found playing golf at San Diego Country Club.

Though he passed away in 2019, Jaime was a loving husband, a great provider for his family, and a very charitable man. Sylvia and Jaime instilled these values in their sons as well. In Jaimes's honor and with a commitment to making this world a better place, Sylvia has established the JL Scholarship to continue their legacy of making an impact in the community.

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The Jewish Community Foundation is pleased to select and spotlight families making an impact through their philanthropy. If you or your family have a special story that we may share, please let us know. ollie@jcfsandiego.org

Last month, JCF invited fundholders and giv4 homelessness supporters to Interfaith Community Services' new Abraham and Lillian Turk Recuperative Care Center in Escondido.

The recent wildfires on Maui, Hawaii have cost the lives of at least 55 with the death toll likely to rise. The needs on the ground are dire. Please click below for some giving opportunities to organizations providing aid and relief.