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Recent
Building and Refurbishment
From a humble beginning,
when residents lived in impoverished and often unhygienic conditions,
the staff at Neve Menashe have worked tirelessly to improve standards
of care.
Thanks to government
funding, generous private donations through Friends of Neve Menashe
and the Parents Association, new buildings have recently been added
providing much-needed care facilities.
In 1996, the Minister
of Social Welfare opened a new two-storey building, the top floor
of which is a purpose-built unit for 60 bedridden or wheelchair
bound residents.
The lower storey houses
a medical and dental clinic that serves both Neve Menashe and the
handicapped of the surrounding area.
Government funding in
1999 provided another two-storey building containing a sick bay
and six new apartments for 60 less severely handicapped residents.
More recently, with
80% government and National Insurance Institute funding and a 20%
private donation, a new building was opened, providing facilities
for occupational therapy and light industry, a new kitchen, storerooms
and staff dining room.
An appeal on local radiio
by the Friends of Neve Menashe helped raise funds for a new physiotherapy
unit. An old Nissen hut was refurbished to accomodate the new unit.
The
Friends of Neve Menashe:
The Friends
of Neve Menashe was founded by a small group of concerned people
who care about improving the welfare and living conditions of the
mentally handicapped. By helping the residents, the Friends of Neve
Menashe also offers support and encouragement to the staff in their
wonderful work with a much-neglected part of our community.
Our
Doors are Always Open:
Take time to
visit us in Israel. If you could see a caregiver talking tenderly,
naturally, and patiently with an adult whose mental skills are those
of a five-year old, you would understand the importance of even the
smallest contribution.
Make a donation,
become a friend, earmark a sum for a specific project. You will
be reaching out to men and women whom fate has left defenseless.
Your assistance
can make a huge difference.
Enquiries and Visits
We welcome
enquiries about Neve Menashe and are happy to arrange visits to
the campus.
Please contact:
Dr. Melvyn
H. Brooks,
Chairman, Friends of Neve Menashe,
Tel Shalom, Karkur, Israel, 37000
email: brooks@netvision.net.il
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