b'Youth at Risk: Trying to Break the Cycle of Poverty - Jaffa/South Tel Aviv (p. 23-24) A Very Large Israeli Family Needing Help (p. 25-26) Helping Underprivileged Kids in Washington, DC (p. 27) Helping Underprivileged Kids In New York City (p. 28) Giving Kids in Netanya a Chance (p. 29)A Safe Haven in Jerusalem for English Speaking Youth in Distress (p. 30) Children Who Are Caregivers in Palm Beach County (p. 31) Underprivileged and Educationally At-Risk Children in Delray Beach (p. 32) Teaching Leadership to Teens in Ashkelon, Israel (p. 33)Trying to Break the Cycle of PovertyJaffa/South Tel AvivThe Jaffa Institute (TJI) was created to serve those children who grow up in the worst Israeli neighborhoods, particularly in South Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Approximately 50% of their target population livebelowthepovertyline.Some30%regularlyreceivelocal welfare services. And the worst statistic of all: Over 50% of the children drop out of school before the 12th grade. TJIwasestablishedin1982asamulti-servicesocialwelfare agency to assist the city of Jaffas severely disadvantaged children and their families. Its mission, initially, was to provide educational, therapeutic, and social enrichment programs that assist children to developpositiveattitudesandskillstobreakthecycleof intergenerational poverty in the impoverished communities of Jaffa, South Tel Aviv, and Bat Yam. Over time TJI has expanded its mission toincludespecialneedschildren,crisis residences for at-risk youth, feeding the poor, educational enrichment centers providing the necessarytoolstomoms(manyofthem single)toinitiallyenter,orgetbackinto, theworkforceandhelpingHolocaust survivors. It currently operates more than 30 differentprogramsandprovidesserviceand relief to over 4,000 Israelis.23'