On February 28, CAAP will host the very first Piano Keys for Syrian Kids, a piano concert to raise funds and awareness about the plight of Syrian refugees. High school students Omar and Ziad Fehmi had the idea to host a concert with their friends when they learned about the current struggles of Syrian refugee…
On Martin Luther King Day, students from Dearborn, Mich. high schools marched in order to celebrate diversity and unity for the Dearborn community in response to recent inflammatory remarks against Arabs and Muslim Americans. One of the members of our TGI – Dearborn chapter, Ghassan Ahmed, was heavily involved in the planning process of The…
From November 7-8th, the youth in our Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI) attended the Arab American Summit hosted by the National Network of Arab American Communities (NNAAC). The Arab American Summit is a two-day convening of leaders, advocates, students and allies from across the country as they honor the work that has been done to build…
Recently, Ahmad Haidar-Ahmad—Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI) alumni member—saw 6 months of his hard work and determination come to a close; Ahmad was selected for the Mawby Internship with the Michigan Community Foundations Youth Project (MCFYP), a project of the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF). His duties included planning and development of the annual Youth Grantmakers…
COOK COUNTY – The Chicago Palestine Film Festival (CPFF) and Arab American Family Services (AAFS), in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, seek mentors and mentees to participate in their Arab American Mentoring program this October. The program officially kicked off in October 2014, in the Bridgeview neighborhood of Chicago, supporting 11…
On June 3, the Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI), a project of the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) held its inaugural Year End Celebration to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. TGI is a youth philanthropy group dedicated to bettering their community through grantmaking. Formed in the fall of 2011 in Dearborn, MI, TGI has seen…
This past summer, the Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP) sent Ahmad Haidar-Ahmad, a former TGI (Teen Grantmaking Initiative) member to Chicago to attend a youth community philanthropy global summit organized by the Council on Foundations and the Council of Michigan Foundations, with support from the C. S. Mott Foundation.The summit brought together youth philanthropy…
Photo Credit: YouthBank Young people have tremendous potential. They have a huge capacity to listen, understand, and make tough decisions, which results in great personal growth and could ultimately lead to great change in a community. YouthBank, a youth-driven philanthropy program, capitalizes on all of this untapped potential, putting it towards improving communities and building…
It’s that time of year again! The Center for Arab American Philanthropy’s Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI) has released the Request for Proposals for its 2014 Healthy Lifestyles and Educational Success grantmaking program. Based on a needs assessment conducted in 2011, TGI will grant up to $5,000 total towards projects that promote health and education for…
We recently gathered Ahmad, Mayla and Marwa, members of our Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI) to reflect on their program experience. “It was fantastic … I learned so many things, I definitely felt like I did make a big change in the community,” Ahmad said about his first year in CAAP’s Teen Grantmaking Initiative (TGI). This groundbreaking program…