The Jonathan Plutzik and Lesley Goldwasser Family Foundation (PG Family Foundation) is a private family foundation with a commitment to education, African relief, community building, Jewish communal causes, and the arts. The Foundation collaborates on projects of critical import to under-served and marginalized communities, both domestically and internationally. The PG Family Foundation supports Zara's Center, an after-school safe haven for AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Zara's Center provides nourishment, academic enrichment, medical care, work training, recreation, and artistic development to over 125 children in Emganwini Township. The Foundation prov... read more The Jonathan Plutzik and Lesley Goldwasser Family Foundation (PG Family Foundation) is a private family foundation with a commitment to education, African relief, community building, Jewish communal causes, and the arts. The Foundation collaborates on projects of critical import to under-served and marginalized communities, both domestically and internationally. The PG Family Foundation supports Zara's Center, an after-school safe haven for AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Zara's Center provides nourishment, academic enrichment, medical care, work training, recreation, and artistic development to over 125 children in Emganwini Township. The Foundation provides ongoing collaboration, administrative, and fundraising support for the center.
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By Jessica Briggs | US Program Director
Dear Friends, The year is flying by and I'm excited to reach out and share all of the great things that are going on this year at Zara's Center. We continue to provide essential programs and... Read the full report ›By Jessica Briggs-Clark | US Program Director, Zara's Center
Dear Friends, As we settle into 2023 and look to the future, I want to take a moment to reflect on the previous year. 2022 marked Zara’s 15th anniversary of serving vulnerable children in... Read the full report ›By Jessica Briggs | US Program Director
Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that we are already nearing the end of 2022. It has been refreshing to gather together again with relaxed COVID protocols. Since the last update, the children... Read the full report ›