Crossroads: outreach and educational centre for youth at risk in Jerusalem.
Crossroads is an outreach centre and social service provider for at-risk English speaking teens in Israel. Crossroads social workers find teens in trouble on the streets and offer services and support to help them make a positive change for their future. The goal of the Crossroads centre is to create a combination of hope, skill, and determination that becomes a turning point for these teens, helping them move towards a more fulfilling and independent future.
Target: £10,091 to fund the operation of the Crossroads Employment Centre
MASLAN: counselling and support for survivors of rape and sexual assault
MASLAN is the centre for battered and sexually abused women of the southern region of israel. MASLAN offers essential emotional and practical support to victims of sexual and domestic violence and runs education programmes aimed at raising awareness in order to reduce and ultimately eradicate such violence.
Target: £9,000 towards the new long-term counselling unit
Olim Together: Leadership and Employment Excellence for Ethiopian-Israeli University Graduates
Olim Together strives to afford Ethiopian Israeli university graduates with the opportunity to hold respectable jobs in the Israeli work force, providing this underprivileged population with a second chance at a successful absorption into Israeli society. The organization assists the graduates to find employment that suits their academic education. They also operate an excellence and enrichment program which providesthe graduates with personal mentors and personal English tutors.
Target: £15,000 for a new progamme for students at Haifa University
INTRA: riding lessons for the disabled
INTRA, the Israel National Therapeutic Riding Association is an organization committed to teaching equine skills and horseback riding to people with a wide range of disabilities. Within weeks of starting INTRA’s sessions, most riders show dramatic improvement in their ability to face the challenges of their disability.
Target: £11,455 to fund 1500 riding lessons for children and adults with severe learning disabilities
Gan Hayeled: recreational treatment and rehabilitation for children with special needs
Gan Hayeled (children's garden) is a recreational centre for children who are developmentally and physically disabled. It provides a therapeutic environment which recognizes the special needs and capabilities of these children and helps alleviate the problems of loneliness and isolation which they so often experience. Gan Hayeled offers after-school activities to over 200 children in three centres in the north of israel, as well as holiday camps and weekend retreats.
Target: £10,909 to fund ten multi-sensory therapy sessions for 20 children with special needs
Dental Volunteers for Israel: Free dental treatment for Jerusalem's poorest children
Dental problems in children can result in serious illness, pain and social problems. DVI is the only clinic in Israel to provide dental treatment and preventative education to Jerusalem’s poorest children – for free. All the dentists are volunteers, many on holiday from overseas and 80% of the materials used are donated by manufacturers. Treatment here is of the highest quality and oral health education sessions are given to every family
Target: £14,818 to fund a course of dental treatment and education for 118 children living below the poverty line in Jerusalem.
MTova : computer access and training for underprivileged populations
MTova operates 5 computer centres throughout Jerusalem aimed at providing underprivileged populations with the necessary computer literacy skills needed to succeed in today’s world. These programmes help bridge social gaps, reduce unemployment, and improve the earning powers of the underpaid.
Target: £8,697 to fund 3 employment courses for new immigrants
Shikum Acher: giving a chance to the mentally ill
Established in November 2004, Shikum Acher (“Alternative Rehabilitation”) is a non-profit organization in Israel that aims to assist individuals who have difficulties in fulfilling their true potential, integrating into society, and integrating into the job market. Shikum Acher operates a number of unique rehabilitation programs for populations with special needs. The organisation’s main rehabilitation program is “Creating with Love”, a program that provides mentally ill adults with the tools to enter the workforce and support themselves with dignity in various artistic fields.
Target: £7,636 to pay for production materials for the workshop
Garden of Hope Nursery: providing a lifeline to parents of young children
The Garden of Hope nursery offers day care for Ethiopian-Israeli children aged 1-3 in the Ashkelon area. The parents of these children are faced with the struggle between making ends meet and caring for their young children and this nursery provides a solution that enables parents to go out to work whilst their children are cared for at a very low cost.
Target:£7,945 to fund the shortfall in nursery fees for 15 children
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