PO Box 3489
Jerusalem
Israel
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JDC-Israel's mission is to help Israeli society to enhance its own capacity to meet the needs of its most vulnerable members, the elderly, children at risk, people with disabilities, chronically unemployed. Thus JDC always works with partners, both governmental and civil society, through strategice interventions to develop or improve the responses that Israel itself offers to its most pressing social needs.
The responses JDC and its partners develop together are ultimately integrated into Israel's own social service system. Once this has occured, JDC is able to phase out of a given project.
Children and Youth at Rish (ASHALIM): Protecting Israel's 350,000 children and youth at risk by helping to prevent abuse and neglect where possible, promote early detection and to ensure effective care for the victims.
Vulnerable Immigrant Groups: Helping immigrant groups such as the growing Ethiopian-Israeli population to overcome long-term integration challenges.
'From Poverty to Independence' (TEVET): To overcome the cultural, behavioral and other barriers that keep some 500,000 welfare-dependent working-age Israelis from finding and keeping decent jobs.
Israelis with Disabilities: Enabling the estimated 700,000 Israelis who have some form of physical, sensory, cognitive or emotional disability to live more independent, fulfilling lives in the community is the central goal of the program.
The Elderly (ESHEL): With Israel's elderly population now 670,000 strong and growing, JDC's prgrams focus on community services.
Civil Society and Service Effectiveness: In an era of ever tighter social-service budgets, JDC helps strengthen Israel's overall capacity to respond to social challenges.