Many of the families living in Bnei Brak are blessed with a large number of children, and live in crowded and difficult conditions, usually with a very low income. The mothers, who carry most of the responsibility for their family's livelihood, also need to cope with frequent births. Any small difficulty or crisis can violate the family's balance and send its members into a cycle of dysfunction. We have found that in these cases, the mothers suffer from exhaustion and low self esteem.
To provide mothers of disabled children or of children with developmental delays some time to rest and relax under vacation conditions, while receiving guidance on how to take care of children with disabilities.
Enriching the woman's world in a variety of fields, to provide her with tools for the improvement and enhancement of personal, family and social skills.
An added value vacation for disabled adults living on disability benefits. The vacation will include various educational activities on how to cope with their disabilities on a daily basis.
Nowadays it is known that having knowledge and skills in computer applications is a basic, essential need in the digital world of our time. Many families in Bnei Brak cannot afford buying a personal computer for their homes, which creates a reality in which children from low income families do not get an equal opportunity to acquire these important skills; a situation which can damage their educational and social status, and moreover, can obstruct their future educational and professional progress.
Therapeutic workshops of animal-assisted therapy for families of addicts. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a type of therapy that involves an animal with specific characteristics becoming a fundamental part of a person's treatment. It is designed to improve the physical, social, emotional, and/or cognitive functioning of the patient, as well as provide educational and motivational effectiveness for participants.
The city of Bnei Brak includes a population of young adults around the age of 18, who come from problematic families (families with various emotional, economic and personal problems) and express various forms of dysfunction. Integrating these youngsters in a normative working environment, with the care of a supporting social worker, would help them reach various levels of normative, independent functioning.
A center that will combine a wide variety of activities for children: playing and games, music, computers, reading, and rhythmic activities. In addition there will be lectures and workshops that will teach parents of the importance and benefits of playing and spending time with their children.
Assimilating the habit of play into family life, as a tool for improving the communication and atmosphere within the family.
Creating employment opportunities based on working from home, in order to help families earn a living.
The Department of Social Services, as part of its program for instilling safety behavior habits at home among parents and children, intends to create a special center that will act as a model of a safe house. The purpose of the safe house model is to raise the public's awareness for safety, and help prevent accidents in the house and its surroundings, through a fun, challenging learning experience.
The National Insurance Institute of Israel (NII) rates Bnei Brak as a city with one of the highest poverty rates in Israel. This is due to the unique characteristics of the Haredi (orthodox) population, which constitutes more than 90% of the city's population.
Residents Forum for Equal Community Opportunities for the Disabled
In Bnei Brak, the average number of people per family is 8.3, and the percentage of births is 2.8 times higher than in any other city in Israel. The postpartum period is very often characterized with difficulties. The new mother is exhausted and busy taking care of the new baby, tired from sleepless nights, and the older children sometimes find it hard going back to their normal routine (jealousy tantrums, etc.). These factors are the reason for the establishment of the "Ezer La'Yoledet" (Assistance for new mothers) organization.
Approximately 160,000 residents live in Bnei Brak, 60% of which are children and teenagers 0-20 years old. Many of the city's families have a large number of children, and a low socio-economic status. More than 40% of the children of Bnei Brak live below the poverty line, most of them in families living in crowded and difficult conditions. These difficulties are especially noticeable in neighborhoods that are part of the neighborhood rehabilitation project. These neighborhoods are characterized by poverty that expresses itself in poor language skill, general knowledge, life skills and a lack of opportunities for enrichment in other areas of interest.
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