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With just a few weeks until the end of the year, now is the time to make a gift to JPB through your IRA! Qualified Charitable Distributions made by December 31 count toward your required minimum distribution for 2020. Under the CARES Act, itemizers may deduct up to 100% of their adjusted gross income (AGI) for cash contributions made to JPB in 2020, up from the standard 60% limit in prior years. The Act allows for an additional, "above the line" deduction for cash contributio

Over the fall, our programs in Houston surely advanced, both in local schools and faith communities. The strength and trust of existing interfaith partnerships is helping us reach hundreds of participants through online and in-person programming. Our Interfaith Youth Houston program hosted its first event of the 2020-2021 School Year in November focused on Community & Kindness. An impressive turnout of 35+ youth and adults joined from Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Houston

JPB recently connected with the Parents Circle - Families Forum (PCFF) about advancing interfaith reconciliation. As part of our eight-month Staff Training Program, we invited members of the Forum to lead our staff through a powerful storytelling session. Their stories of bereavement were challenging for everyone to hear, but their choice to transform their pain into nonviolent action inspired everyone. Looking ahead, there is lots of opportunity for future partnership, and

This week, JPB was invited by the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) to participate in its inspiring Shine A Light event. The impressive fundraiser included famous celebrities, politicians, diplomats, and members of the peacebuilding community. Each shared the message of peace, while elevating the work of local peacebuilders and the importance of a government funding for the field. In a series of speeches, performances, and panel discussions, the imperative of Israeli-Pa