Joint Israel

TO HELP ISRAEL'S MOST DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS: CHILDREN, (CONT. ON SCHED. O) YOUTHS-AT-RISK, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, VULNERABLE NEW IMMIGRANTS AND THE ELDERLY.

SOCIAL MOBILITY: IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF CHILDREN FROM THE ARAB SECTOR AND IN THE SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC PERIPHERIES TO ACHIEVE HIGHER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS THAN THAT OF THEIR PARENTS; INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH, WELLBEING, AND SKILL-DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT ALL STAGES OF LIFE FROM BIRTH TO EARLY EMPLOYMENT - IN THE HOME, AT SCHOOL, IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE JOB MARKET, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THE FOLLOWING LARGE-SCALE INITIATIVES WERE IMPLEMENTED: STRENGTHENING THE FORMATIVE YEARS: QUALITY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (BIRTH TO AGE 6) (CONT. ON SCHED O) LEARNING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (SCHOOL AGE): ENSURING MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS RECEIVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED SOCIAL MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS PROMOTING STRONG AND RESILIENT FAMILIES PROMOTING THRIVING COMMUNITIES MUNICIPAL MODELS FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL MOBILITY

PUBLIC SYSTEM EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS: A DIVISION OF JOINT ISRAEL, WHICH WORKS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SERVICE PROVISION BY TACKLING ENTRENCHED STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE SYSTEM (AS OPPOSED TO THE SERVICES THEMSELVES) THAT HAMPER THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION AND DELIVER. MAIN AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE: DIGITALIZATION PROGRAMS TO TACKLE THE FACTORS THAT PROMOTE OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC SECTOR'S USE OF INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; INNOVATING MECHANISMS TO MAXIMIZE THE UTILIZATION OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS ALLOCATED TO ISRAEL'S LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND TO SOCIAL PERIPHERY; PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE CROSS-SECTOR COOPERATION TO CREATE QUALITY PEOPLE-CENTERED SOCIAL SERVICES; (CONT. SCHED. O) DEVELOPING INITIATIVES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO STRENGTHEN REGIONS TO REDUCE REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

OPTIMAL AGING FOR 100 YEAR OF LIFE: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN JOINT ISRAEL AND A CONSORTIUM OF KEY GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, WHICH PLANS, DEVELOPS AND HELPS TO UPGRADE FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR ALL ELDERLY ISRAELIS. JOINT ISRAEL USES MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, DEVELOPS PROGRAMS FOR THE LONELY AND ISOLATED ELDERLY, AND IMPROVE COMMUNAL PARTICIPATION. JOINT ISRAEL DEVELOPS PROGRAMS FOR INDEPENDENT ELDERLY, WHO HAVE RECENTLY RETIRED OR SEEK EMPLOYMENT. IT ALSO DEVELOPS SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR ELDERLY HEALTH LIVING, REHABILITATION AND PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA. JOINT ISRAEL DIRECTLY SERVED APPROXIMATELY 90,000 ELDERLY THROUGH ITS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND ADDITIONAL 340,000 WERE REACHED THROUGH PUBLISHED MATERIALS.

WORKFORCE INTEGRATION AND PRODUCTIVITY: JOINT ISRAEL AIMS TO EXPAND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS, WHO ARE DEFINED AS THOSE THAT HAVE GREATER DIFFICULTY THAN OTHERS IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT APPROPRIATE TO THEIR SKILLS, AS WELL AS POPULATIONS THAT START OUT FROM A RELATIVELY LOW SKILL LEVEL. UNEMPLOYMENT EXACTS A HEAVY TOLL IN SOCIAL AND PERSONAL TERMS. IN ADDITION TO ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, THERE IS A FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL, A DECLINE IN SELF-IMAGE, LOSS OF STATUS, AND A SENSE OF FRUSTRATION. JOINT ISRAEL'S GOALS IN ITS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EFFORTS ARE TO DEVELOP CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE OR ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORLD.TEACH FIRST ISRAEL: TEACH FIRST ISRAEL (TFI) WAS LAUNCHED IN 2010, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JDC- ISRAEL, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, HA-KOL HINUCH MOVEMENT AND NAOMI FOUNDATION WITH THE MISSION TO SEE THAT ALL ISRAELI CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE A FUTURE IN ANY FIELD THEY DESIRE, REGARDLESS OF THE BACKGROUND FROM WHICH THEY COME. THIS IS DONE BY DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN THE SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC PERIPHERY OF ISRAEL, THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS BASED ON THE INTERNATIONAL "TEACH FOR ALL" MODEL. INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: PROGRAM WORKS ON CLOSING THE GAP IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY AND INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN ISRAEL.OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATION.