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1249 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., #345, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-2226 |
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Cultivating the Seed of Youth |
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Zera is a Hebrew word for "seed." Our young people are our seed and the beginning of our future. We must cultivate our future at the beginning of their lives. Our "seed" must be exposed to the best offerings life can provide. A polluted "ZERA" (or seed) can only grow into polluted futures; polluted by what they see and hear. We must guard against the pollutants of our "seed" that rob them of all life's potentials. We enforce the belief that flowers cannot grow in a garden infested with weeds. We push the belief our seed cannot be any better than their past experiences, yet we
have not given them the best we could provide. We teach history instead of pointing to the future. We preach the problem with-out teaching a solution. We give garbage and expect fruit, or we give
nothing and expect everything. We teach violence and expect peace. We take away self-esteem and expect pride. We rob them of their childhood and expect men and women. We force survival while we
take their lives. We talk of family but we give solitude. We talk about being true to oneself while we give hypocrisy. It is the purpose of Zera Foundation to go into our communities and help
develop the dreams and ambitions of young people; primarily those found in the Foster/Group Home Care system. A primary goal of Zera Foundation is to assist with the character development and educational needs of
these young adults. Exposure to professional institutions and affluent individuals will greatly assist with their character building, inspiration and motivation. Working in cooperation with the Los
Angeles Department of Social Services (DPSS), Zera Foundation is vigorously attempting to eradicate the neglect of young adults in foster and group home care. Zera Foundation will network with local charitable and
religious organizations to create referral systems that assist in the guidance of these young adults. Zera Foundation will provide charities and religious organizations with facts, figures and related information
about children selected to participate in the various programs set up by the Foundation. Zera Foundation will also promote the education and employment of adult individuals being cut from the welfare
roles. The same education and training will be afforded to these otherwise ill-fated adults as will be to the youth, thus generating skilled, educated and marketable individuals into the work force, our
communities and society as a whole. Towards this end, Zera Foundation will undertake the following activities:
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