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Yearim Youth Village
Founded in 2008

The Youth Village serves nearly 115 Israeli teens each year who come from Israel’s at-risk
communities, providing them with academic and social opportunities to advance themselves and
become contributing members of Israeli society.

In June 2016, the youth village began a five-year strategic plan, thus enabling it to reevaluate itself
and look for opportunities to improve its overall operations. The goals defined in this plan were first
implemented in the 2016-17 school year, and included developing customized individual plans for
each student, increasing the safety and security of the village, enhancing the staff and their
professional skills, ensuring a balanced budget, and renovating physical structures and the
landscape.

This past year, 35% of the students enrolled were of Ethiopian origin, representing an 8% decrease
from the previous year; 52% were Israeli born, a 21% increase from the previous year; and 12% of
the students were from Russia, a decrease of 6% from the previous year.

The average attendance rate in 2017-18 was 87%, a 1% increase from the previous year.

In 2017-18 the Kiryat Yearim Youth Village employed 70 staff members, including eight new
professionals. Performance review meetings are held for all employees at the end of each quarter.

The youth village makes great efforts to help students prepare for the Israeli matriculation certificate.
Kiryat Yearim also offers a number of vocational opportunities, such as a welding course and a cell-
phone technicians course.

Kiryat Yearim runs five leadership groups (technical team, sound and lighting, food, young
counselors and student council), which enable students to build upon their interpersonal and
intrapersonal skills. In addition, the leadership groups provide students with specific tasks that are
integral to the daily operations of the youth village and introduces students to potential career
paths.

Counseling and therapy are a critical component of each student’s work plan. The therapy provided
includes animal-assisted therapy, art therapy, and bibliotherapy.

Alumni Program - A comprehensive survey of the alumni from 2005-2016 has been carried out and
will assist in evaluating the village's services.

In the 2017-18 school year, the Village renovated the first floors in the Rimon and Shaked
dormitories, with support from the Ministry of Education and the Max M. and Marjories S. Fisher
Foundation.

Board of Directors: The following are the company's directors:
Jewish Agency representatives on the board: Yoel Embon, Nir Lahav, Tali Zakael Pe'er.
Others: Avi Naor (Chair), Shmuel Abouav, Haim Adler, Eli Ben-Eliezer, Haim Finegold, Daniel
Gottleib, Carol Hoffman, Jeff Kaye, Yehuda Meshar, Moshe Solomon, Eli Wagner, Victor Weiss.

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