Jake Davidson

Jake is the founder of CyberAware, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting seniors and students from digital scams through education, resources, and a growing network of teen volunteers.

Jake’s path to founding CyberAware began at a Shabbat dinner, when a close friend shared that his 85-year-old grandmother had just been tricked out of $10,000 by someone impersonating her grandson over the phone. A quick search revealed how staggeringly common such scams are—and how preventable they can be through basic education. Jake was inspired to take action.

CyberAware trains teen volunteers to deliver engaging, accessible presentations on digital scam prevention to seniors at care facilities, synagogues, and community centers, and to middle schoolers on topics like identity theft, deepfakes, and safe passwords. Beyond in-person programming, CyberAware offers a comprehensive online resource hub and has distributed printed guides to libraries across the country, ensuring that anyone who needs help can find it.

Jake has built CyberAware into an operation spanning 15 cities, with more than 40 active teen volunteers, workshops reaching thousands of seniors and students, and resources distributed to over 100 libraries.

In order to achieve any goal or mission, understanding the problem is the most important, and to do that, constant listening is crucial.

CyberAware

An organization that educates and protects seniors and students from digital scams through volunteer-led workshops, accessible online resources, and a growing national network of teen-led chapters.

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2026 Award Recipient

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In order to achieve any goal or mission, understanding the problem is the most important, and to do that, constant listening is crucial.

Jake Davidson

CyberAware