Afterschool Welfare Centers

A person’s formative years affect her/his future and the future of society. Therefore, the quality of education during these years is extremely important. Every child has a right to a safe place and optimal development, regardless of religion, race, sex, and civil status

General information

Lasova has taken it upon itself to establish four welfare centers in south Tel Aviv, which are intended for the children of asylum seekers and underprivileged residents of the city at the age of 3-6. These are children from families that suffer from severe economic and social hardship and invite risky situations for their children.

partners

Tel Aviv Municipality (through Mesilah), Ministry of Welfare.

The Centers

The Afterschool Welfare Centers are educational-therapeutic frameworks. Complementary, after hours of the municipal kindergarten for children of asylum seekers and those without status aged 3-6 years. The goals are to provide a complementary educational, developmental, physical and emotional response to children at risk, Grant an opportunity for normal development and to reduce gaps. 

 

Each club has a maximum of 15 children. The centers operates a consistent and stable agenda. The children receive nutrition (a hot lunch and a catered meal), activities, enrichment and classes and a variety of fun and positive experiences, they are given emotional care, parental guidance, intervention in times of crisis.

The centers operated by two women staff: a leader and an assistant with professional accompaniment by a professional team.

 

location

Two centers at 5 Lishansky St. Tel Aviv (in Eshkol Ganim in Levinsky Garden).

Two centers at 23 Mosiah St. Tel Aviv (in Eshkol Ganim Kinneret, Hatikva neighborhood).

 

Operation time

On regular school days, the club operates from Sunday to Thursday from 14:00 to 18:00. Picking up the children from the kindergartens 13:45. 

During the holidays, the club operates at the same time as Tel Aviv Municipality’s after-hours, Sunday-Thursday 8:00-13:30. Outside of Passover and the second half of August, activity in the clubs takes place throughout the year.