According to the official data of the Ministry of Education, every year around 40,000 adolescents drop out of school settings. In addition, there is a hidden student attrition three times greater than that reported attrition. Dropping out may be the result of a combination of a variety of problems: dangerous situations, trauma, injury, learning difficulties, […]
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The Dream Program is a nationwide educational program improving the chances of students, soldiers and young adults belonging to disadvantaged populations of finding success upon graduating into a labor market that is undergoing rapid change. By design, the program includes training for teachers to further its goals. Goals of the Program: Changing the Conversation and Training
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Thousands of children and youth in Israel live with psychiatric conditions and mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and others. Without sufficient state rehabilitation services or a proper therapeutic response within the community, these young people are forced to choose between a psychiatric ward and staying at home without appropriate care, both potentially
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Program for retraining social workers as teachers In the S.W.itching to Education program, interested social workers receive additional training to integrate into the school system as teachers and mentors. Through their training in both fields, they are able to contribute a much-needed educational-therapeutic language to educational institutions. The inclusion of mental health professionals like social
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Rationale Menifa runs intervention programs in the Binyamin Regional Council to prevent hidden dropout occurence and to attend to overt dropouts. However, in light of the fact that these programs do not provide a solution for all dropouts in the area, Menifa offers a teacher training initiative for communities where dropout rates—both hidden and
Child and Parent Centers are a project of the Ministry of Welfare – a home-like setting for treatment with a holistic outlook which sees the child and parent as an integrated system. By providing guidance to parents and care for damaged families seeking support, the Centers offer a vital therapeutic space. A core aspect of
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Menifa believes that care for children and youth at risk must continue beyond formal school hours, as well as during periods when school is not in session. In order to be successful, efforts to empower these young people must maintain regular contact with the many different factors impacting their lives. To this end, Menifa has
In My Brother’s Company is a unique program that helps soldiers at risk – through mentoring – during their military service. We need additional partners in order to continue expanding the program so that we may provide a solution to all those soldiers who need assistance.
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Every person has some vocation, some strength, some talent that can be of use to many other people, or at least to some people in his immediate vicinity. Unfortunately, many children in Israel and throughout the world do not enjoy optimal conditions for developing their skills and realizing their full potential. Some children grow up
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