Talking About Us

In 2014 the Sulam L’Atid NGO won an honorary prize from the

Covenant Foundation in New York City. In the program for the

awards dinner the Covenant Foundation wrote:

“Sulam L’Atid

Sulam L’Atid—Ladder to the Future—was founded in 2012 by

retired Israeli judge Gary T’har-Lev after he learned that one-fifth

of Israeli high school students must work during the school year

to help support their families. This reality seemed to guarantee

keeping impoverished Israelis out of higher education, thus

perpetuating the cycle of poverty. Sulam L’Atid operates in the

Katamon Neighborhood in Jerusalem and ensures that gifted

high school students, who otherwise would need to work to

support their families throughout the school year, have the

opportunity to enrich their educational experiences. The

organization provides these students with afterschool

educational programs (enrichment as well as tutoring) and

weekly food stipends for their families, giving them the

opportunity to focus solely on their studies. The staff of Sulam

L’Atid is comprised solely of volunteers, and all donations to the

organization go directly to purchasing food vouchers for

participants.”