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O U I M PAC T AC C E L E R ATOR
EMPOWERING JEWISH LEADERS Built on mentorship-based growth and early-stage funding, the OU Impact Accelerator identifies and advances promising Jewish nonprofits that will strengthen our communal landscape. The OU pairs a selected cohort of Jewish nonprofit founders with experienced professional mentors and supplies them with OU resources, funding, knowledge base, and networks.
TURNING ADDICTION INTO ACTION: COMMUNITIES CONFRONTING S U B STA NC E A B U S E
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In 2018 we held a substance abuse awareness event. When 700 people came, we realized how many people were struggling with this problem. That’s when we launched Communities Confronting Substance Abuse (CCSA). –Lianne and Etiel Forman, founders of CCSA
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On pitch night in the winter before COVID-19, four organizations were selected from nine presenting organizations.
