North America: Chaplains Are Our Spiritual First Responders
With religious affiliation in decline across North America, chaplains are increasingly a source of spiritual care outside of traditional religious spaces. Revson’s support for the Center for Pastoral Education, the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, and the Worship Services Project at Rikers Island is helping clergy and chaplains to meet communal needs and building a field of Jewish community chaplaincy.
Israel: Urban Planning Improves Life in Arab towns
Arab citizens of Israel represent 20% of Israel’s population yet over 90% of Arab towns receive low socio-economic rankings. Informed planning can improve these results and unlock needed government funding. Since 2017, Revson has supported policy, advocacy, and education strategies with grants to the Arab Center for Alternative Planning; Rothschild Partnerships; Shaar Shivion; Sikkuy-Aufoq; Hebrew University; and the Multi-sector Roundtable at Eretz-Ir.
National Library preserves cultures of Bedouin & Arab citizens
The National Library is Israel’s public intellectual square and big cultural tent. It is preserving material from Israel’s diverse citizens for future generations as part of Israel’s unfolding story. Revson’s grants focus on Bedouin culture and Israeli-Palestinian intellectual life.
Shomrim expands the reach of investigative reporting in Israel
Israel’s Hebrew media lacks effective pathways to train journalists from outside the mainstream. As part of its work to strengthen investigative journalism in Israel, Shomrim, a nonprofit news organization, provides demanding on-the-job training to promising young reporters from Israel’s Arab and ultra-Orthodox sectors. Their work brings new and important stories to public attention.