Levine Homes Supports FIDF Scholarship Program

Levine Homes Supports FIDF Scholarship Program

Levine Homes proudly sponsors the Friends of Israeli Defense Forces (FIDF) IMPACT Scholarship program. The program provides full academic scholarships to men and women from disadvantaged backgrounds who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Jonathan Avraham is currently sponsored by Levine Homes. In his first semester, he studied physics, mathematics and chemistry and carries a 90 average. In addition to his studies, he volunteers in the “Ahari” program. The group he works with have dropped out of educational programs and have been discipline problems. While it has been difficult, Jonathan found the program to be very rewarding. “The kids who are participating aren’t the easiest kids to deal with. They dropped out of the education programs they took part in (discipline problems usually), so It wasn’t so easy to cope with them at first, but now things have changed. I can honestly say that four months at this program have granted me another family.”

Michael Levine, CEO of Levine Homes is proud to help the soldiers of the IDF who put themselves in harms way to protect Israel. “For us to be able to make an impact on the lives of those who protect Israel is incredibly rewarding. We are very proud of Jonathan’s dedication to his studies and for being a great young man. We look forward to continuing our support of Jonathan and for the IMPACT Scholarship program.”

About FIDF IMPACT Scholarship Program

Originally founded in 2002 by the FIDF, the IMPACT Scholarship Program grants full academic scholarships to former combat soldiers from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Once they complete their military service, the students receive full tuition towards an academic degree. They study at more than 80 universities and colleges throughout Israel. They also give back to their communities providing an annual 130-days of community service hours. IMPACT students completed more than 3 million community service hours since 2012. Furthermore, their dedication makes it the number one program in providing community service in Israel. (1)

About FIDF

“Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) is a humanitarian organization, established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust survivors. Under the leadership of John Klein z’l, they provide for the education and well being of the men and women who serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as well as the families of fallen soldiers. Headquartered in New York City, FIDF is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation and operates 15 regional offices in the United States and Panama.” (2)

About Levine Homes

Levine Homes provides full-service resources for home buyers and sellers in the South Bay area of Southern California. In addition to providing real estate services, they offer construction services ranging from remodels to ground-up construction.

(1). http://www.fidf.org/document.doc?id=11

(2). http://www.fidf.org/page.aspx?pid=285