1. L.O.:
COMBAT VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN
WOMEN'S AID CENTERS:
Herzelia, Hadera,
Rishon Le-Zion
Ruth Rasnic & Meir Teichman
2. L.O.:
Combat
Violence
against
Women
(An NGO)
Finance: Management,
Funding, Friends of
investments,
endowments, the NGO,
grants & support Legal
Counseling
Shelters Half-way Legislation, Public Education Publications,
Apartments Relations & Press releases,
Advocacy TV & News
& & Training
(Dissemination of
Papers,
Opinion Internet site
Legal Aid Change
Knowledge)
Hotlines:
Hebrew,
Russian;
Women, Children
& Youth
3. The Shelters
Three Shelters:
Herzelia
Hadera
Rishon Le-Zion
Any woman + young
children;
Can stay up to 12 months;
A Half-way Apartment after
leaving the shelter
4. Staff & Services of the Shelters
Management and administrative help;
House-mother;
Psych-Social Services:
Social worker
Intervention with the women;
Contacts with outside welfare services and agencies;
Following advancement and follow-up;
Reports to the Courts and other legal-paralegal agencies;
Supervision of the staff.
Child Clinical Psychologist
Treatment of children;
Counseling and guiding the mothers;
Supervision of personnel in touch with children.
5. Staff & Services (continued)
Legal Services
Legal counseling;
Representation of women;
Legal supervision.
Kindergarten teachers;
Volunteers
(who are involved in various aspects of the
Shelters and the Organization).
6. Statistics: 2007
Herzelia Haddera Rishon L'Zion Total
Women 70 57 43 170
Children 83 60 63 206
Residency Days 7,416 4,247 7,849 19,512
Women by Origin:
Jewish, Israeli 84 49%
Immigrants from USSR 29 17%
Immigrants from Ethiopia 22 13%
Israeli Moslems 25 15%
Christian, Druze, Bedouin 4 2%
Tourists, foreign laborers 6 4%
7. Legislation, Advocacy & Legal Aid
Working with the Parliament (Knesset) sub-
committees & Government Ministries:
Welfare;
Education;
Women status;
Law Enforcement;
Justice
Housing.
8. Legislation, Advocacy & Legal Aid
(continued)
Free Legal Counseling
Serve women from the community;
Advice the hotlines’ referrals;
Supervision of Social Worker and other professionals on
legal issues.
Representing Women in Family Courts, Religious
(Jewish, Moslem), & Criminal Courts;
Representing the Organization in various
committees.
9. Education & Training
Training:
Students of Social Work;
Family violence workers;
Police officers;
Medical & paramedical staff;
Nurses, midwives;
Israel Defense Force (IDF);
Volunteers and Hotlines personnel.
Education:
Knesset members;
Religious authorities (Rabbis, Imams, Priests);
Teachers and educators;
High school students;
The public through the Media.
10. Public Relations & Publications
A 4-language website (Hebrew, English, Russian,
Spanish: www.no2violence.co.il: includes info,
articles, links and statistics;
News Letters in Hebrew and English;
Press Releases;
TV & Radio appearances.
11. Hotlines
24 hour Hotline for Women in distress:
Hebrew and Russian;
Hotline for Children & Youth victims of
violence (Hebrew).
Hotlines are in touch with Welfare Agencies
and the Police in case of..
Hotlines managed and run by volunteers
Training of volunteers by volunteers;
Only women are on-line;