AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE PARENTS CIRCLE FAMILIES FORUM

Mission

MISSION: AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PARENTS CIRCLE - FAMILIES FORM SHARES THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IN ORDER TO FOSTER A PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PROCESS. THE PARENTS CIRCLE FAMILIES FORUM IS A JOINT ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF MORE THAN 600 BREEAVED FAMILIES. THEIR COMMON BOND IS TAHT THEY HAVE LOST A CLOSE FAMILY MEMER TO THE CONFLICT. BUT INSTEAD OF CHOOSING REVENGE, THEY HAVE CHOSEN A PATH OF RECONCILIATION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE YOUNG AMBASSADORS FOR PEACE (YAP) PROGRAM IS AN INITIATIVE TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE 25 BEREAVED ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS AGES 18-27 TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEACE LEADERS. THE PARENTS CIRCLE HAS BEEN OPERATING ITS FLAGSHIP PARALLEL NARRATIVE EXPERIENCE (PNE) PROGRAM FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS. IN THAT TIME, 40 COHORTS HAVE PARTICIPATED, IMPACTING NEARLY 1,200 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN PARTICIPANTS. THE PNE MODULE IS MADE UP OF UNILATERAL AND BILATERAL WORKSHOPS AND DIALOGUE ACTIVITIES BETWEEN ISRAELIS A

$2.5M in foundation grants on record from 59 funders — matched from IRS 990 grant line items. Some matches may be approximate.

DOUGLAS COOPER — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Principal officer)