Alyn: Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Center
Alyn is a nonprofit organization treating physically handicapped children and adolescents. Alyn offers services for a broad range of physical disabilities, and is the only facility of its kind in Israel . Alyn includes a staff of medical specialists including physicians, nurses, paramedical services and social workers. It maintains educational staff for day care nursery, kindergarten and a study center; recreation counselors; and a Biomechanical Engineering Laboratory. Additionally, Alyn offers respite services and safe transportation for children with special needs.
Contact Details
Located on the corner of Olswanger & Shmaryahu Levin Street
P.O.B. 9117, Jerusalem 91091
Fax: 972-2-6433653
Email: alyn@netvision.net.il
Dvora Ben Zvi, Director of In-Service Education
Tel: 972-2-6494387
Michal Bloch, Social Work Department
Tel: 972-2-6494351
www.alyn.org/index.html
Beit Issie Shapiro
Beit Issie Shapiro is an organization that provides a range of services for children with developmental disabilities and their families. These services include special education and paramedical treatment, and innovative new approaches such as hydrotherapy, complementary medicine and multi-sensory treatment. In addition to providing services for children, Beit Issie Shapiro also runs an Emotional Treatment Center, where families are offered the following services: Individual, Couple and Group Counseling; Family Therapy; Play Therapy for Children; Art & Music Therapy; and Psychiatric Consultation.
Contact Details
Issie Shapiro St .
P.O. Box 29 ,
Ra'anana 43100, Israel
Tel: 972-9-770 1222
Fax: 972-9-771 0465
E-mail: bismail@beitissie.org.il.
www.beitissie.org.il
Nitzan: Israeli Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
The mission of Nitzan is to identify, assess and assist individuals with learning disabilities, adaptive problems and functional difficulties. Nitzan’s services include didactic assessments, psychological treatment, paramedical treatment and rehabilitation towards independent living.
Jerusalem Office:
Rechov Derech Beith Lechem 97
Tel: 972-2-6733112
Fax: 972-2-672-6252
Tel Aviv Office:
Rechov Alozorov 174
1st floor
Tel Aviv, 649223
Tel: 972-3-6952553; 972-3-6952559
Email: arnizan@netvision.net.il
Haifa Office:
Sderot Hanasi 124
Haifa
Tel: 972-4-8372488
Email: nitzan98@actcom.co.il
www.nitzan-israel.org.il/main/siteNew/index.php?langId=3&page=106&sub=Green
Shalva: Association for Mentally and Physically Challenged Children
Shalva offers respite services for families of disabled children. They have a professional staff made up of psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, music therapists, art therapists and other specialties. Shalva primarily services children with Down syndrome.
Address:
6 Ibn Denan Street , POB 34449
Jerusalem , Israel 91344
Tel. 972-2-651-9555
Fax 972-2-653-5787
www.shalva.org/frame.htm (This web site is in English.)
Variety
Variety is an organization that helps children (up to age 18) who suffer from disabilities such as blindness, deafness, Down syndrome, autism and C.P. The services offered by Variety include help with medical needs such as dental and orthodontic work; mouth and jaw surgery; special surgeries; and treatments overseas. Variety also offers occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, hydrotherapy and movement therapy. They offer help in obtaining special equipment that improves the life of the child and the family, such as wheelchairs, special equipment for the bathroom, etc.
Contact Information:
3 Tvu’ot Ha’aretz St
Shichun Dan, Tel Aviv 69546
Tel: 972-3-6447201, 972-3-6447220
www.variety-israel.org.
http://www.variety-israel.org/english/default.asp
Jerusalem Office:
Rechov Diskin 17
Jerusalem , 96440
Tel: 972-2-5391911
Fax: 972-2-539-1913
Email: var16@variety.org.il
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