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ALEH’s residential facilities offer a warm, homey environment where the children receive the support they require for all daily activity, including eating, learning, playing, and basic hygiene. ALEH’s professional and volunteer staff oversee all activities at a ratio of one caregiver per child.

Assisted-living quarters afford teenagers and young adults the opportunity to experience greater independence and face fresh challenges.

Early intervention wings provide a holistic therapeutic environment for infants and toddlers with severe disabilities. Identifying a child’s abilities and developing them to the fullest extent from an early age increases their potential for developing beyond their initial prognosis.

ALEH provides professional, round-the-clock medical and emergency care for its residents.  Clinics are equipped with specialised equipment required by the complex medical conditions of the residents.  A doctor, dietician and team of nurses work at each clinic and direct the supportive caregiving staff.  Emphasis is placed on preventive treatments to avoid complications and hospitalisations.

Each ALEH centre is affiliated with a hospital in the region. Senior staff and pediatric specialists in Tel HaShomer Hospital, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hadassah Ein Kerem, and Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva work with ALEH to ensure the best medical care for its children.

ALEH has established pioneering Hospital Wings within its residential facilities for children who are highly dependent and require complex medical care 24 hours a day. This innovative solution enables children who would otherwise be confined to a hospital bed to continue to attend school, receive therapy and enjoy fun daily activities.

Certified special education teachers and therapists work with small groups of ALEH residents. Emphasis is placed on the development of cognitive skills and communication through computer-assisted learning tools. Specialised software programs and computers, equipped with various switches fitted to suit each child’s abilities, enable all of the residents, even children with the most severe disabilities, to develop their capabilities and express their inner feelings.  Classes also concentrate on the development of normative social behaviours, awareness of special calendar events and outdoors interactions

As our children grow older, they have the opportunity to work in a challenging vocational program that develops their creative skills while integrating occupational therapy goals.  The program includes workshops in silk painting, ceramics, paper recycling, gift packaging and more.

Some of the items they create are sold in stores and by ALEH supporters to raise funds for ALEH projects and activities, while other articles are used to decorate the residents’ rooms. Most importantly, participants receive a big boost to their self-esteem when their project is completed.

Afternoon is a special time at ALEH’s centres. The children enjoy a wide variety of activities, including arts and crafts, music, puppet shows, therapeutic sports, parties and trips to the local park, library, and pizza parlour with our team of volunteers.

Several times throughout the year, our children go on exciting trips to some of Israel’s most beautiful spots. ALEH’s children have played in the snow on Hermon Mountain, gone swimming in Lake Kinneret, taken a boat ride in Eilat, and planted trees to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish Arbor Day.

Many of these outings have been made possible by the generosity of our remarkable volunteers, including students, community members, soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces, and staff from the Jewish National Fund.

ALEH shares its knowledge and expertise with the public through its child development clinics and rehabilitation centers.  The clinics offer over 26,000 cutting-edge treatments a year to community children, helping them integrate into regular school and social frameworks.

ALEH also sponsors seminars and workshops on early intervention, developmental delays and home-based therapy techniques. The Information Center at ALEH Negev, which will house a library and conference areas, will perform a similar service upon completion.