The Olive Branch Initiative
The Olive Branch Initiative is rooted in supporting the basic needs of youth and the actualization of their talents. Supporting basic needs includes combating food insecurity and securing educational technology resources.
Changing Food Insecurity
The foundation aligns its resources to support existing food banks and meal programs that help families/children gain access to healthy meals.
Supporting Giving Children Hope’s We’ve Got Your Back Program:
We believe everyone has the basic right to access healthy food. In pursuit of supporting this basic human right, The Ammar B. Mufleh Foundation engaged in research to align with organizations involved in changing food insecurity and are pleased to support Giving Children Hope (GCH). Our financial support is geared toward the "We’ve Got Your Back" food initiative. GCH provides and delivers backpacks of foodstuffs to children throughout Southern California including LA and Orange Counties. We’ve Got Your Back operates at 75 schools providing sustenance to over 3,800 students per week. The Ammar B. Mufleh Foundation applauds GCH and its dedicated staff and is excited to continue supporting this critical initiative to combat food insecurity in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Dear Ammar B. Mufleh Foundation,
I just wanted to reach out to say thank you so much for your generosity towards the children and families we serve at Giving Children Hope. Your support is truly inspiring.
THANK YOU again for all you do and for joining us in the fight to end food insecurity and poverty.
I look forward to sharing more about the impact you are making each and every day.
With hope,
Haley Cooper, CFRE
Director of Development
Giving Children Hope
Changing Technology Access
The foundation works to engage and listen to educators to understand students’ needs and wants and provide support in the form of funding, including providing IT resource scholarships for students and purchasing hardware/laptops to graduating seniors in need who are accepted to a college/university.
The pillars of the A. B. Mufleh Foundation are based on providing untapped communities, including students, with resources to actualize their talents. In 2021, four high schools located in Southern California and NW Ohio were “adopted” for the inaugural IT resource scholarships. Our board of directors applauds the teachers, counselors, and administrators for their hard work and dedication as they traversed a difficult year of navigating Covid-19. Moreover, we thank them for submitting applications for their students. In reading all the submitted applications, it was difficult to choose the recipients as all were deserving of additional resources. We extend our congratulations to the two students from each High School and are proud to award the A.B. Mufleh IT scholarships:
2021 Inaugural IT Resource Scholarship Recipients
Roy C. Start High School - Toledo, OH:
Isabella Garza
Latayah Estis
Waite High School - Toledo, OH:
Denasia Stuart
Santino Canales
Hawthorne High School - Hawthorne, CA:
Jessica Szarvath
Getzemani De La Paz Felix
Leuzinger High School - Lawndale, CA:
Evelynne Servin
Magaly Lara
In 2022, we are pleased to award the A.B. Mufleh IT Resource Scholarship to the next class of students from our partner high schools. Congratulations to each recipient. We look forward to following their process in college and beyond:
2022 IT Resource Scholarship Recipients
Roy C. Start High School - Toledo, OH:
l to r - Ph'nique Cunningham, Romeko Alexander Taylor Colpaert
Waite High School - Toledo, OH:
l to r - Harold Taylor, Jennifer Aguilar, Luis Gamez
Hawthorne High School - Hawthorne, CA:
Omar Nwakwubei & Destiny Contreras
Support Services
The foundation works to connect students and their families with local resources in Northwest Ohio and Southern California.