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关于我们
Footsteps Founding Vision
Footsteps envisions a world in which all who choose to leave insular religious communities are able to live self-determined lives, have the resources to flourish and thrive within them, and are fully supported in achieving the educational and cultural acclimation necessary for a richly integrated life within mainstream society.
Mission Statement
Footsteps supports and affirms individuals and families who have left, or are contemplating leaving, insular ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in their quest to lead self determined lives.
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https://footstepsorg.org
Footsteps, Inc的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 个人和家庭福利保障
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- New York，NY
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2003
- 领域
- Community Building、Mental Wellness、Education、Job & Career Services、Legal Services和Emotional Support
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US，NY，New York
Footsteps, Inc员工
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Thank you, Zalman Rothschild, for highlighting some of the experiences of Footsteps members, who have to work hard to reeducate themselves after their yeshiva educations left them completely unprepared to navigate life outside of their communities. https://lnkd.in/e-nA4y6p
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Summer feels very far away, but summer camp registration is in full swing. We know how much children can benefit from spending the summer in a fun environment, and we’re equally aware of the financial burden it can be for parents. Applications for Footsteps Camp Scholarships are now open. Find the link to apply in your email ???
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Check out all of fun, educational, and supportive programs we're offering this March below! Learn more about Footsteps here: https://lnkd.in/ed4APuzV
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ICYMI, this is huge news! Finally, there is some accountability for yeshivas failing to provide substantially equivalent education to their students. See more information from Yaffed below. You can RSVP for their upcoming town hall to discuss what comes next at the link here: https://lnkd.in/eidAWjqs
The New York State Education Department issued letters to three Brooklyn yeshivas informing them that they are no longer designated schools that teach compulsory education, an unprecedented and important first step that we hope serves as a wakeup call for other noncompliant schools. The offending yeshivas are set to lose public funding after obstructing the Substantial Equivalency requirement process, with NYSED instructing parents to enroll their children elsewhere. Cayla Bamberger of the New York Daily News first reported on this development on February 18th, calling it “the first major test of how education officials will enforce controversial regulations of failing religious programs”. Eliza Shapiro and Brian Rosenthal of The New York Times wrote: "The effective closure of the two schools, which are known as yeshivas, is the strongest action taken in New York to crack down on schools over their failure to comply with education law. And it’s a move that many Hasidic leaders and even critics of the yeshiva system doubted the state would ever make." In the JTA, Asaf Elia-Shalev called it "the most significant set of consequences faced by any school in the ongoing fight between education officials and Hasidic institutions in New York" Read more at the following links: https://lnkd.in/e5CSBdvf https://lnkd.in/eRSQgYmx https://lnkd.in/ec69xGTV
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Calling all licensed therapy practitioners! We welcome you to join our next cultural competency training eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) on Tuesday, March 4 from 12:00 - 1:30 P.M. Please RSVP at the link to join the session to learn more about the nuanced experiences and needs of those leaving ultra-Orthodox communities. https://lnkd.in/eHTtQMnU
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ICYMI: Read our perspective on the critical importance of offering unconditional care, and why it matters so much to Footsteps members and in our world today. Coming from insular communities, the task of trusting others is not always easy, which is one of the reasons why Footsteps exists. We are here to help navigate the complex process of leaving ultra-Orthodox communities with no strings attached. https://lnkd.in/gPXW8tgf
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What does it look like to offer unconditional care, and why does it matter??Read on as Lani Santo, CEO of Footsteps, and Mindi Yeger, a Footsteps member and board member, discuss mutual aid in the Hasidic community, how its conditionality impacts Footsteps members as they navigate their journeys, and what happens when Mindi experiences unconditional support for the very first time during Hurricane Helene.