Youth Project
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General Overview
House of Grace's Youth Department is within walking distance for most of the youth participants living in the surrounding deprived neighborhoods, from Muslim & Christian families. Through our experience of working with the marginalized Haifa Arab community, we realized that youth often fall victim to the same brutal circumstances their families suffer. We strongly believe that by providing a warm supportive environment for the youth; portraying a positive perspective while working on their self esteem; and helping to reveal and steer misplaced energies, we can truly make a difference in the lives of our participants and the lives they touch. The project targets Arab youth who are at risk of dropping out of school and being pulled into street gangs at a young age. Particular vulnerability of this population is largely due to unequal distribution of educational and other welfare resources in the Arab sector, which is pushing their families further into unprecedented conditions of socioeconomic deterioration.
Timeline: This project's duration is 12-months and focuses on male and female youth who are at particular risk between the ages of 12-17. Goals and Objectives of Arab Youth at Risk Project: Overall, the long-term vision of the Arab Youth at Risk Project is to address the needs of at-risk children and youth from the Arab sector in Haifa. We plan to sustain this project with a combination of public and private partners as well a symbolic contribution from the program participants themselves. In addition, we have partnered with local schools and municipal community centers for sharing expertise and activities. Our approach in partnering with others is to combine resources with others who recognize that while this population is the least sympathetic in terms of support resources that society is willing to contribute, it is also the most potentially productive. |
Hope for Generations to come Tuesday, 05 July 2011 14:26 |  |  | 
This year House of Grace expanded its Youth at Risk programs to address the needs of a wider age range of youth, including those aged 18+ who find it difficult to continue their education or find a job. It has also created new possibilities for students to receive tutoring lessons. The Youth Empowerment Center has been freshly renovated and updated to better serve the needs of adolescents. The various empowerment groups continue to be life changing for many young people. Morad (alias), 15 years old, says, "There is no way I can give up coming to House of Grace because House of Grace is what lifted me up in the most difficult times."
Easter Festival 2010Thursday, 22 April 2010 10:46 | | |
This year House of Grace in cooperation with Galilee Circus, a weekly after-school club drawing from Jewish and Arab communities in the region with participants aged 10-16, introduced a special program for the annual Easter Festival for children.
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