Formation 1998 Legal status Organization Region served United States | Tax ID no. 11-3463309 Headquarters New York, NY, U.S. | |
Purpose Organized to mentor troubled Jewish adolescents and to bring awareness of substance abuse to teens and children. | ||
Our Place is an American not-for-profit organization (a "501(c) organization") created to bring awareness of teen substance abuse, and to assist, rehabilitate and mentor troubled Jewish adolescents and children.
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History
Our Place was established in 1998 in response to increased incidences of substance abuse, suicide and death among teenagers and young adults in Jewish communities in the New York City region. Our Place was started as a safe haven or hang out for at-risk young people and now employs a multi-faceted approach to counseling, rehabilitating and guiding troubled youth through their return to healthy, and productive lives in mainstream society. Members are sponsored for trips to Israel around the New York City region, and the United States.
Target
Our Place targets young men and women, primarily between the ages of 15 - 25. Generally, Our Place works with youth from the greater New York City metropolitan area most of whom have dropped out of high school. Additionally, Our Place through its worldwide network assists youth in most major Jewish communities.
Divisions and programming
Events
In 2008 Jackie Mason did a comedy show benefiting Our Place, and to raise awareness of teen substance abuse.
In 2011, Our Place began hosting its annual 5 kilometer run to raise awareness and funding for the organization. It was attended by local organizations, businesses, and politicians including Senator Charles Schumer.
In 2013 Lipa Schmeltzer created Team Lipa, and ran the annual Our Place 5 km. The third annual Our Place 5 km run took place in Brooklyn on a former runway at Floyd Bennett Field which was New York City's first municipal airport.
In 2014 The Ultimate VIP Reception & BlackJack tournament took place at Manhattan Motorcars and was a huge success for the organization.
In 2015 Our Place was a part of a weekend in The Hampton Synagogue which is run by Marc Schneier where over 500 people attended a weekend.