An annual award recognizing up to 15 exceptional Jewish teen leaders with $36,000 each to honor their work to repair the world.
The Award highlights teens (ages 13-19) who self-identify as Jewish and who are creating or leading a new initiative, or who have deepened or expanded an existing project which embodies the values of Tikkun Olam, the Jewish value of repairing the world. Initiatives can have a local, national, or global focus benefiting the Jewish community or the community at-large and must be a current, ongoing project. These projects may have any focus, from raising money, to hands-on interactions, to larger systemic-change initiatives.
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The Helen Diller Family Foundation supports programs and institutions in both the Bay Area and throughout the world, with a focus on education, science, and the arts. The Foundation invests in Jewish teens, creating powerful experiences that strengthen both their Jewish identity and their leadership abilities.
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The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards is a program of the Helen Diller Family Foundation. Jewish values inform the work of the Foundation. In the words of Helen Diller, “It’s never too late, too early, or too often to give back and make the world a better place.” The Foundation is committed to engendering respect for all humanity and building bridges of understanding between different cultures. We welcome diversity within the Jewish community and embrace its racial, ethnic, and religious differences. The Foundation denounces any organization or ideology associated with hatred, including but not limited to racism, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, antisemitism, and any other form of bigotry or harassment. The Foundation and its grantees support the State of Israel and its right to self-defense and security, while striving for peace and co-existence, and condemn attempts to delegitimize Israel’s right to exist.