The path starts here… unpaved, not always clearly marked
The birds' angels above watch over you on your way…
The home is intended for girls aged 14 to 18.
It provides an educational therapeutic framework for girls in distress who have succumbed to drug abuse.
The purpose of the Snunit home:
To strengthen the girls' determination to cope with the challenges and difficulties
of everyday life; to enable them to fulfill their potential and
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support them in the
development of a strong and healthy personality; to assist them in becoming integrated
within the community as independent individuals, capable of contributing to it.
The length of residence envisaged:
Up to 3 years (enabling them to complete their studies in grades 10 to 12).
The staff of the home:
It includes experienced professionals in the sphere of therapy and youth guidance, present
in the home throughout the day and night.
Components of the program:
The therapeutic component:
A social worker is on hand for each resident and provides individual treatment. In
addition, the girls participate in therapeutic groups, combined with the '12 steps'
program. In the peer group the girls find support, empathy and understanding for their
difficulties, and create a healthy relationship with other girls.
The educational component:
The girls study at the regional school Geon Hayarden in Neve Eitan, considered a first
class institution. They join regular classes and receive all the assistance they need to
enable them to keep pace. They are able to complete their schooling and take the final
exams.
At the end of the school day the girls participate in a structured, guided and supervised
program. In their spare time they participate in enrichment courses within the home and
outside it, in the spheres of art, music and sport, and they go on trips.
The girls participate in the maintenance of the house and are responsible for its
management on a daily basis.
They participate in the life of the kibbutz and its social activities, as well as
contributing their quota of work.
The staff of the home is in constant contact with the girls' families and whoever referred
them to the Rehabilitation Center.
Before the girls leave the home, an individual program is built up for them, enabling
them to become integrated in society and live a meaningful and productive life.
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The Snunit Home
Address:
Amutat Neve Malkishua
D.N. Gilboa, 19170,
Israel
malkishua@malkishua.org.il |
For information about entering Snunit for treatment,
please call: 972-46068318
You will obtain all the necessary details by 'phone.
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