Charitable Organizations in Israel

This list is provided as a courtesy. Shomrey Tzedek is not affiliated with any of these organizations and we do not make such claims as to the reliability of these charities. Please exercise wisdom in giving.

	KEDMA ISRAEL Our mission is to support underprivileged populations through creative social action projects run by overseas student volunteers. Since 1996, Kedma has touched the lives of tens of thousands of people from a variety of sectors, while providing programming for over 20,000 students Our projects include spa for underprivileged women, medical clown internship, carnivals for Ethiopian children, bone marrow campaign for gift of life. Click here to visit this website.

	KEREN BETH PROTEA BETH PROTEA, Israel's premiere retirement facility, was established by the ex-Southern African community in Israel 16 years ago as a non-profit organization to provide former Southern African senior citizens with a facility where they could live in dignity. KEREN BETH PROTEA was established with the prime purpose of raising funds to financially assist those who qualify towards their stay in retirement facilities in Israel. This distinguishes BETH PROTEA as a true community project. Click here to visit this website.

	KEREN MALKI Hundreds of families of special-needs children from all parts of Israeli society are empowered to choose home care for their child by Keren Malki. Our essential help ranges from physical, occupational, speech and other therapies to cost-free loans of indispensable home-care equipment. We enable families who face huge challenges to give what not even the best institution can: loving home care. Honoring the memory of Malki Roth, a victim of Hamas. Click here to visit this website.

	MELABEV Melabev operates nine day care centers in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh and a home care program. Innovative therapeutic and social activities add quality of life to Alzheimer's sufferers. Our professionals offer guidance, counseling and support services for family caregivers. Your contributions help financially disadvantaged families forestall institutionalization of their loved one. Click here to visit this website.

	MERCHAVIM - The Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel MERCHAVIM educates Israeli children of all backgrounds to live together better by learning about each other, valuing diversity, developing a shared civic awareness and cooperating to make their classrooms and communities, fairer and more cohesive. A growing range of programs, developed in full cooperation with the Ministry of Education, provides creative, age-appropriate activities from kindergarten to 12th grade. MERCHAVIM is currently in contact with 400 state, state-religious and state-Arab educational institutions. Click here to visit this website.

	MICHA The MICHA Multidisciplinary Center for Children with Hearing Loss, Tel-Aviv and Central Israel, cares annually for approximately 300 deaf and hard of hearing babies and children from varied backgrounds, religions, ethnicities and socio-economic levels. The philosophy behind MICHA is to enable a child with hearing loss to develop spoken communication and to understand speech through early intervention during the critical stages of infancy and early childhood, while involving parents and the community in the rehabilitation process. Click here to visit this website.

	Nitzan - For the Advancement of Children with Learning Disabilities Nitzan is Israel's premier organization for helping children and adults with learning disabilities. It operates in 35 state of the art centers throughout the country, helping children to reach their full learning potential and become productive members and leaders in our society. Click here to visit this website.

	Rape Crisis Centers in Israel In 1990, with sexual violence in Israeli society on the rise, the nine individual Rape Crisis Centers in Israel joined forces to create the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel. The Rape Crisis Centers work at the individual and local levels - providing essential, crisis-oriented assistance to victims of sexual assault and those who are close to them. While the Association, as an umbrella agent for social change, advocates on the national level, with the primary purpose of combating all aspects of sexual violence. Click here to visit this website.

	SHEKEL SHEKEL enables people with special needs to live, work and participate in the community. SHEKEL's group homes, vocational rehabilitation, leisure, and other programs promote independence and maximize potential. SHEKEL cares for 8,000 people and impacts on thousands. 40% of SHEKEL's budget must be raised from foundations and individuals in Israel and abroad. SHEKEL has 501 (3) (c) status and donations are income tax deductible in Israel and abroad. Click here to visit this website.

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