Here are 20 notable support programs for special abled children in the Israel that offer various forms of assistance, from medical and therapeutic services to educational and recreational support:
1. Beit Issie Shapiro
- Focus: Beit Issie Shapiro is Israel’s leading developer and provider of innovative therapies and state-of-the-art services for children and adults across the entire range of disabilities impacting on over half a million people annually.
- Website: https://en.beitissie.org.il/about/in-a-nutshell/
- Headquarter: Issie Shapiro St, P.O.Box 29, Ra'anana 4310001, Israel
2. Yachad Israel
- Focus: Yachad Israel is dedicated to enhancing the life opportunities of individuals with disabilities of all ages, ensuring their participation in the full spectrum of Jewish life.
- Website: https://www.yachad.org/israel/
- Headquarter: Keren Ha'Yesod 22 Jerusalem, Israel
3. Shalva
- Focus: Shalva, the Israel Association for the care and inclusion of persons with disabilities provides transformative care for individuals with disabilities, empowering their families and promoting social inclusion.
- Website: https://www.shalva.org/
- Headquarter: 1 Shalva Road, Jerusalem 9134302, Israel
4. ALYN
- Focus: ALYN Hospital is the only rehabilitation center for children and adolescents in Israel; specializes in diagnosing and rehabilitating children coping with a wide variety of congenital and acquired physical disabilities.
- Website: https://www.alyn.org/
- Headquarter: 84 Shmaryahu Levin St, P.O.B. 9117, Jerusalem 9109002, Israel
5. Aleh
- Focus: The 'Aleh' Association - the National Network for Children and People with Disabilities. The association provides rehabilitation and advancement treatments, as well as paramedical assistance to children and adolescents with complex disabilities, at all levels, from autism and Down syndrome to developmental intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Tay-Sachs, epilepsy and complications resulting from medical complications or accidents.
- Website: https://aleh.org/
- Headquarter: 111 Abarbanel St., Bnei Brak, Israel
6. The Ilan Association
- Focus: The Ilan Association is one of the oldest associations in Israel, working to create support systems for the integration of children and adults with disabilities as independent and equals in general Israeli society.
- Website: https://ilan-israel.co.il/
- Headquarter: 5 Mota Gur St. Petah Tikva 4951623, Israel
7. Akim Israel
- Focus: Akim Israel works to make Israeli society a better place for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. A respectful, warm and accepting society that enables self-realization out of recognition of diversity and is committed to equal opportunities.
- Website: https://akim.org.il/
- Headquarter: 69 Pinchas, Pinkhas Rosen St 69, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6951291, Israel
8. Nitzan
- Focus: Nitzan, the Israeli Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities, is the leading organization in Israel for people with LD. Nitzan is the only non-profit organization in Israel providing professional assessment and other services to people with learning disabilities.
- Website: https://eng.nitzan-israel.org.il/home/about-nitzan.aspx
- Headquarter: https://eng.nitzan-israel.org.il/home/nitzan-branches/nitzan-branches.aspx
9. The Asperger-Israel Association
- Focus: The Api-Asperger Israel Association (A.R.) was established in March 2001 for the welfare and advancement of the interests of children and adults with Asperger's, high-functioning autism, and their families.
- Website: https://asperger.org.il/
- Headquarter: Dizengoff 253, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
10. Beit Ekstein
- Focus: Beit Ekstein was founded in 1987, the largest organization in Israel that provides person-centric services for persons with disabilities, including persons with Intellectual disabilities, Cognitive disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down syndrome, Physical disabilities and Mental Health conditions.
- Website: https://b-e.org.il/english/
- Headquarter: GXV3+6P8 Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, Israel
11. ADI (Ability, Diversity, Inclusion)
- Focus: ADI is committed to helping individuals living with and touched by disability. Serving all parts of Israeli society, they aim to empower every person to reach or return to the height of their abilities, as we share our knowledge and experience for the benefit of all.
- Website: https://adi-il.org/
- Headquarter: 9 Harikma St. Jerusalem 9102302, Israel
12. ALUT
- Focus: ALUT – The National Israeli Society for Children and Adults with Autism is the leading organization in Israel for diagnosis, treatment, representation, and research in the field of Autism.
- Website: https://alutfriends.org/
- Headquarter: 1 Corazin St. Givatayim, Israel
13. The Yad Association
- Focus: The Yad Association was founded by a group of parents of children with Down syndrome in Jerusalem in the early 1980s. The main goal is to prevent the abandonment of children with Down syndrome in hospitals, and to provide reliable information to families regarding the raising of a child with Down syndrome.
- Website: https://www.yated.org.il/
- Headquarter: Shiloah 8 Kiryat Matalon, P.O. Box 6948, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 4951441, Israel
14. Israel Elwyn (IE)
- Focus: Israel Elwyn (IE) is Established in 1984, serves over 5,200 individuals with disabilities, including toddlers, children, youth, young adults, adults and seniors.
- Website: https://israelelwyn.org.il/activity/youth-and-young-adults/
- Headquarter: 2 Agudat Sport Hapoel Street, Jerusalem 9695102, Israel
15. Shutaf
- Focus: Shutaf Inclusion Programs in Jerusalem offers year-round activities for children, teens, and young adults, with and without disabilities. Shutaf is committed to quality services for all participants of all abilities, regardless of labels, financial limitations, cultural and religious differences.
- Website: https://shutafinclusionprograms.org/
- Headquarter: Ha-Rekhavim St 3, Jerusalem, 9378604, Israel
16. The Hearing Circles
- Focus: The Hearing Circles Association is a home for children, youth and young adults who are deaf and have a hard of hearing from the age of 6 until integration into the world of employment.
- Website: https://www.shema.org.il/
- Headquarter: 63 La Guardia St., Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6722127, Israel
17. Micha Haifa and the North
- Focus: Micha Haifa and the North non-profit organization has been dedicated for over four decades to the education, care, and rehabilitation of infants and children with hearing impairments (deaf and hard of hearing) from birth to the age of 6.
- Website: https://www.micha.org.il/en
- Headquarter: Tsahal St 50, Haifa, Israel
18. Jerusalem Variety Center
- Focus: Since 1994, the Jerusalem Variety Center has served as a warm home for children with special needs and their families and works to promote the right of every child to the maximum opportunities to maximize their talents and abilities and to promote their integration.
- Website: https://www.variety-jerusalem.org.il/
- Headquarter: 39 Ben Zvi Boulevard, Jerusalem, Israel
19. Kol Koreh
- Focus: Kol Koreh is a non-profit organization (NGO) founded by parents and professionals in the greater Bet Shemesh area in 2013. We seek to empower children with dyslexia, speech and language disorders, and other specific learning disabilities, with the tools to succeed in the classroom and beyond.
- Website: https://www.kolkoreh.org/
- Headquarter: Rechov Yerushalayim 6/2, Beit Shemesh, Israel 9909646
20. Sulam
- Focus: Sulam is founded in 1981, a non-profit organization, provides educational and therapeutic services to over 686 Israeli children aged 6 months to 17 yrs with a range of challenges including intellectual and learning disabilities, motor dysfunction, emotional and developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and Down Syndrome.
- Website: https://www.sulamisrael.org/
- Headquarter: 116 Sanhedria Hamurchevet, Jerusalem, 91181, Israel
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