American Friends of Neve Hanna Inc

A variety of issues and feelings are addressed without the need for verbal expression through the interaction between the animal, the child and the therapist. Many children are naturally connected to animals. Using the animal, the child can “send” messages out of their own world to the therapist.

For Neve Hanna children, this is much more than a place where they can watch, feed and pet the animals. It is the place where they have animal-assisted therapy. During therapy, animal-assisted therapists watch children interact with the animals and interpret their behavioral patterns.

The in-house bakery is an integral part of daily life of the children’s home. Founded as an educational project with self-supportive aspects, it offers the children the chance to work at the bakery; from preparing dough to the baking process. They also learn professional aspects of running a business.

A unique program designed for children and parents to improve their relationship, with less stress, interaction and communication by learning to bake bread together. Children and their parents learn the art of baking bread and pastries. They are introduced to ingredients, nutrition matters and healthy diet.

This group program helps teens who are in need of intensive and frequent support to facilitate a framework to deal with questions concerning development. Within this framework we cover subjects such as self-image, friendships and partnerships, drugs and addictions, sexuality, social media and privacy. Our program’s goal is to provide the teens with the necessary tools and skills to enable them to live a healthy adult life once they leave Neve Hanna.

Streetlight operates by the motto: “The best thing in the world is to do good deeds for others.

Teens can help make a difference to others by giving back to the community. The children plan, fundraise, purchase and pack parcels with food supplies for disadvantaged families in the community. The program teaches our children the value of young leadership, social activism, community outreach, volunteerism, tolerance, mutual respect, friendship, teamwork and giving and sharing.

The children can join Streetlight, at the age of 12 or 13, after their B’nai Mitzvah. They take care of all the logistics, the fundraising, planning, purchasing and packing of the parcels with basic food supplies for families in need in their area as well as the distribution. They commit their free time volunteering two evenings a week. One evening is educational learning and discussing social activism, tolerance, mutual respect, giving and sharing, friendship and how they can grow into young leadership roles.

Founded as an educational self-support project. There is a professional librarian to supervise, educate and offer on the job vocational training for our teens. The Library fosters a love of reading and study, discovery of subjects and authors, provides a new vocational training, instills interpersonal skills and inspires the pursuit of higher education.

Our campaign goal is to raise $80,000 needed to construct the library in its existing space, fill the shelves with books that are timely, important and inspiring, and to professionally staff the library. A book that inspires a Neve Hanna child to become the next Israeli astronaut or physician, novelist or painter, teacher or social worker, could be one that you buy and donate.

A special project for 30 teenage boys and girls. Professionally guided group activities on the beach and in the sea are offered around topics such as perseverance, mastering challenges and personal willpower. The youngsters discover new worlds by swimming and rowing, surfing and sailing.

Ziv Neurim will empower our youth at risk, enabling them to grow and realize their potential. We will be using educational activities in the challenging environment of the sea which boost their personal and social skills, integrate them into a social and educational group framework, impart the values of good citizenship and active involvement in the community and the preservation of nature and the quality of the environment.

The Core Elements:
Perseverance, Personal coping, Discipline, Personal responsibility, Physical fitness, Self reliance, Team work, Facing fears and challenges, Overcoming obstacles and experience.

An equine-assisted activity for the purpose of contributing positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of the children. Provides benefits in the areas of health, education, sport and recreation and leisure. Horses have the ability to mirror the feelings of the child.