Besides therapy related programs, Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund takes on many projects relevant for the children of the biblical heartland. Learn about some of the initiatives below:
The pre-teenage and teenage youth group B’nei Akiva, similar to the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts of Canada, receives no governmental or private funding for their programs in the communities of Shiloh.
This program builds in our youth the strong religious Zionist values of love of the Land of Israel, love of God and His Torah, hard work, and acts of kindness. Because it is such a valuable program, we provide substantial support for the needs of this youth program.
We are currently raising funds for “Beit Gilad,” (“The House of Gilad”), a youth centre to be named for a young, idealistic soldier from Shiloh, Gilad Nitzan, who was killed in the early stages of the war on Gaza. Having been a madrich (counselor) in Bnei Akiva for years, Gilad was a role model to many children and a central figure in the community. The youth centre will have a unique blend of serving the social therapeutic and educational needs of teenagers.
Summer camps in Israel, except in the major cities, are usually just three weeks long. This can lead to major family and social problems.
We have embarked on an important project to increase the time-frame of these camps from three weeks to six weeks, as well as to greatly improve the quality and adult supervision. This has made a tremendous difference in the lives of the children and families who benefit from these camps, which are a lifesaver during hot Israeli summers.
In Israel’s heartland, it is not a given that a family can load into their van for a day’s outing at the park or playground. Doing so could end in tragedy, as horrible acts of violence against Israeli civilians continue.
Therefore, it is the dream of the Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund that there be playgrounds and parks within the communities so that children can go outside to play – to run and jump and swing and slide – in safety within their own neighborhoods.
We have begun this project in Gush Shiloh (the Shiloh bloc of communities) and will expand to other communities in the future.
The many pressures that Israel faces today have caused massive cuts in educational funding to communities. But the children still need to learn, and this is accomplished through up-to-date equipment and materials and support for programming.
We have taken it upon ourselves to rise to the challenge of building state-of-the-art Math Rooms and Science Labs to give children the opportunity for hands-on learning and to focus on higher-level thinking skills.
Simultaneously, we are focusing on building and sustaining Resource Rooms, where children who need smaller-group or individual learning will be given those opportunities at the appropriate times.
Donations to Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund are Tax Deductible in the USA and Canada.
Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund is a registered charitable organization in Canada # 835431438.
