Social services for the family and community

The “Knowledge Map” study clearly pointed to the significant impact of the ecosystem on an individual’s chances for social mobility. This includes in particular the influence of mobility barriers and enables linked to the family and the community, among them: parental knowledge and involvement, parent-child interactions, community services, collective capability, and more.

Accordingly, we strive to strengthen the family and ability of parents to meet their children’s needs, while developing responses for at-risk populations. At the same time, we work to improve community support systems by initiating innovative social and community services and embedding them as part of the public service system.

Selected Programs

  • Therapeutic Playrooms

    Offering a solution to young children who suffered trauma during the war and are at developmental risk, aiming to help them build emotional resilience and support their parents. . .

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  • Trauma-informed community

    Developing and implementing a model for coping with collective trauma and strengthening the resilience of communities that foster recovery among heir members.

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  • Early childhood solutions

    Strengthening the professional capacity of early childhood educators and municipal teams, and ensuring access to high-quality treatment of development gaps.

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  • Forward-looking department

    Developing the human capital and organizational culture in social services departments as a key to improving their effectiveness and the quality of service delivery.

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  • Ofakim Initiative

    Developing an optimal model for operation of a youth village that leads its graduates towards social-economic mobility, taking into account the specific risk factors of this population.

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  • Support for victims of domestic violence

    Developing solutions for treating children who were exposed to domestic violence and advancing women survivors of violence towards economic independence.

  • Community Anchor Youth Village

    A unique youth village offering several complementary services for youth in different risk situations, without cutting them off from the family and the surrounding community.

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  • Migdal Or

    Developing and delivering services that support the integration people with blindness or visual impairment in the community by acquiring skills for self-reliance in all areas of life.

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Social Exit

  • Families First

    Implementing a new approach to poverty, where a mentor works together with the family to provide it with tools to change its situation through a multi-dimensional intervention plan.

  • Children in neglect

    Designing a work model and practices for dealing with neglect, to ensure children’s wellbeing within the family by improving the ability of parents to answer their needs.

  • Domestic violence counseling centers

    Prevention and treatment centers that provide a comprehensive response under one roof and serve as a vital link in the continuum of emergency and community services.

  • Warm Homes for teenage girls

    Centers in the community where girls at risk enjoy a positive experience of acceptance, gain life skills and take an active role in shaping their own future.

  • Treatment centers for victims of sexual abuse

    Creating a nationwide network of centers for treating children and their families as well as for community-oriented education and training.