Youth Futures

What Youth Futures does

Youth Futures (פותחים עתיד) is an Israeli non-profit public benefit company (חל"צ) founded in 2006 and headquartered at King George 48, Jerusalem, that operates a holistic 3-year individual mentorship program for at-risk children and families across approximately 60 local authorities in Israel's social and geographic periphery. Each trained mentor works full-time providing accompaniment to 15 children and their families across personal, familial, social, educational, and community domains, with a supplemental 1-year social group track serving 6 children per mentor. Over 18 years, approximately 18,800 youth have completed the program. The organization is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Jewish Agency for Israel and operates as a national social services provider rather than a technology company.

The core Mentorship Model (מודל הנאמנות) is supplemented by specialized programs including Heartbeats (פעימות), launched in 2017 as a wholly-owned subsidiary for parents of infants and toddlers from the prenatal stage through age three and based on the validated Healthy Families America model from Chicago; Learning Centers for academic support in Hebrew, mathematics, and English; Family Spaces (מרחב משפחתי) for therapeutic services; a Football Club (מועדון כדורגל) operating in nine northern Israel communities; a Transitions program for the elementary-to-middle-school shift; a Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative; Parent Groups; and a Graduate Community for alumni. The organization operates an in-house Aluma knowledge management system with 24 evaluation indicators across five intervention domains, plus an internal organizational portal for staff training and professional content.

Youth Futures is funded through a diversified mix of donations from Israeli and international private donors and Jewish communities worldwide, institutional support from The Jewish Agency for Israel, government funding from the Ministry of Education and local authorities, and grants from foundations including JFNA, Keren Hayesod, the Mandel Foundation, and Mifal HaPais. Services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Following the October 7, 2023 events and the Swords of Iron War, demand for services increased approximately 30%, and in September 2024 the organization was recognized as a National Project for the Rehabilitation of Israel's Children at a ceremony at the President's Residence, enabling expansion to approximately 1,700 additional children and entry into Druze-population communities.

Name

Youth Futures

Legal name

פותחים עתיד בע"מ (חל"צ)

Website

https://youthfutures.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Israeli non-profit public benefit company founded in 2006 that operates a holistic 3-year mentorship program for at-risk children and families across approximately 60 local authorities in Israel's periphery, with supplemental programs including early childhood, learning centers, family therapy, and a football club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG), Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK)

Keywords

• Youth mentorship services
• At-risk children support
• Community-based social services
• Early childhood intervention
• Family therapy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations from Israel and Abroad: The organization receives donations from private donors both in Israel and internationally, as well as from Jewish communities worldwide.
2. Jewish Agency for Israel Support: Youth Futures is a subsidiary of the Jewish Agency for Israel and receives institutional support.
3. Government Ministry Support: Supported by Ministry of Education, local authorities, and government ministries.
4. Foundation Grants: Receives support from foundations including JFNA, Keren Hayesod, Mandel Foundation, and Mifal HaPais.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Youth Futures operates a community-based mentorship program that pairs trained, full-time mentors with 15 at-risk children and their families over a three-year period, providing holistic accompaniment across emotional, social, educational, familial, and community domains. The organization complements this core offering with the Heartbeats (Peimot) early childhood program, Family Spaces for therapeutic services, Learning Centers for academic support, Football Clubs, a Transitions program for school change, Domestic Violence Prevention, Parent Groups, and an alumni Graduate Community.

Product overview

Youth Futures operates a unified Mentorship Program as its core product, supplemented by specialized modules including the Heartbeats early childhood program, Learning Centers for academic support, Football Club for social development, Family Space for therapeutic services, Transitions Program for school change support, Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative, Parent Groups, and Graduate Community. The organization functions as a social services provider rather than a technology company, with no platform architecture or API offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• פעימות (Heartbeats): An intensive support program for parents of infants and toddlers (prenatal through age 3), focusing on strengthening parental identity, encouraging optimal child development, and establishing family vision from the earliest stages of parenthood.
• מרחב משפחתי (Family Space)
• מרכזי למידה (Learning Centers)
• מועדון כדורגל (Football Club)
• מעברים (Transitions)

Products and services

• Mentorship Program A holistic three-year mentorship program in which trained full-time mentors provide individual accompaniment to 15 children and their families, addressing emotional, social, educational, familial, and community domains. Services are delivered free of charge to at-risk children in Israel's geographic and social periphery.
• Heartbeats (Peimot / פעימות) An intensive early childhood support program for parents and families with infants and toddlers from the prenatal stage through age three, using weekly home visits and parenting groups to strengthen parental identity, encourage optimal child development, and establish family vision from the earliest stages of parenthood.
• Learning Centers (מרכזי למידה)

Quantifiable outcome

• Children advanced at least one grade in personal space indicators
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jewish Agency for Israel (סוכנות יהודית)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Futures is a subsidiary of the Jewish Agency for Israel, receiving institutional support and operating as part of the agency's social programs. The Jewish Agency provides leadership through Dana Zaks, Director of Jewish Identity and Connections Division serving on the Board of Directors.
• Ministry of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry providing support and collaboration, with Tamar Petahya, Head of Welfare, Community, and Parenting Department Division for Education of Children and Youth at Risk serving on the Professional Committee.
• Local Authorities (60+ municipalities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local municipalities across Israel's geographic and social periphery, including Kiryat Shmona, Tiberias, Afula, Dimona, Eilat, Sderot, Be'er Sheva, and many more. Local authorities provide infrastructure, coordination, and collaborative frameworks.
• Sha'ar ShivyonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization partnering with Youth Futures for the football club initiative, supporting year-round football programs for children from all sectors.
• Healthy Families America (HFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChicago-based program whose model guides the Heartbeats early childhood program, providing validated tools and methodologies for parental accompaniment.
• Digma InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute headed by Haya Amzalag-Bahr providing formative evaluation for the Heartbeats program in cooperation with Dr. Iris Lavi of University of Haifa.
• University of HaifaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Dr. Iris Lavi for research and evaluation of Heartbeats program.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Save the Children Israel: The Israeli affiliate of Save the Children is a major international NGO serving at-risk children through education, child protection, and emergency response programs. While its global scale and emergency-response focus differ from Youth Futures' long-term mentorship model, both organizations compete for Israeli government contracts, foundation grants, and serve overlapping beneficiary populations in Israel's periphery.
• Healthy Families America (HFA): HFA is the Chicago-based national home visiting program model that provides the validated methodology underlying Youth Futures' Heartbeats early childhood program. While HFA is a model/provider rather than a direct service competitor, it is the originating evidence base for the home-visiting parent coaching component and represents the most relevant program-design peer.
• HaGal Sheli: HaGal Sheli is an Israeli nonprofit providing educational and therapeutic programs for at-risk youth across Israel's geographic and social periphery, with a particular focus on Ethiopian-Israeli communities. While its program mix differs (more educational and less long-term mentorship), it is the most direct operational comparable on target geography and beneficiary demographics, competing for similar municipal and foundation funding.
• Shalva Israel: Shalva provides programs for children with disabilities and their families in Israel, combining therapeutic, educational, and social support services. While Shalva focuses specifically on the disability community, it shares Youth Futures' model of holistic family-centered intervention, multi-domain support, and reliance on diversified funding from government, foundations, and private donors in Israel and abroad.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Israel: The Israeli chapter of the global youth mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters pairs volunteer mentors with at-risk youth in one-to-one relationships. While its model relies on volunteer mentors rather than full-time paid staff, it is the closest direct peer in Israeli youth mentorship, serving a similar beneficiary population and competing for similar philanthropic and government support.
• Perach Mentoring Program: An Israeli academic mentoring program run in partnership with universities, pairing student mentors with children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Perach shares Youth Futures' core thesis — that sustained one-to-one adult relationships improve outcomes for at-risk youth — but uses university student volunteers rather than full-time professional mentors, making it a direct comparable on methodology and target population.
• SOS Children's Villages Israel: SOS Children's Villages provides alternative family-based care for children without parental care, with an Israel branch operating youth villages and family strengthening programs. While SOS focuses on residential and out-of-home care rather than community-based mentorship, it serves a related beneficiary population (children in distress) and operates similar government partnership and donor-funded models in Israel's social periphery.
• ELEM/Youth in Distress: ELEM is a leading Israeli nonprofit serving youth in distress and at-risk populations, including homeless youth, substance users, and those in conflict with the law. While ELEM focuses more on crisis intervention and drop-in centers rather than long-term mentorship, both organizations share the same beneficiary base (Israeli youth at risk) and compete for similar government and foundation funding pools.

Others

• The Jewish Agency for Israel: The Jewish Agency for Israel is Youth Futures' parent organization and a global Jewish nonprofit operating education, immigration, and social programs. While not a peer in the competitive sense, the Jewish Agency is the most structurally relevant organization as parent, primary institutional funder, and source of governance and brand association for Youth Futures.
• JDC (American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee): JDC is a leading global Jewish humanitarian organization operating welfare, elderly care, and community resilience programs in Israel and worldwide. While JDC focuses on different populations (particularly elderly) and operates at a much larger scale, it shares Youth Futures' donor base, Israeli operating footprint, and reliance on Jewish Federation system funding (via JFNA).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5hv4R9HTNhnnUUgCsy1L7g/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/yfcontact
• Instagraminstagram.com/youthfuturesisrael
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A2%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%93

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Youth Futures