Seniors Lead - Volunteering for Senior Citizens
Seniors Lead - The National Senior Volunteer Network
Seniors Lead is a national volunteer initiative for senior citizens, operated by the IACC in partnership with the Ministry for Social Equality.
The program runs in 140 local authorities, with 17,000 senior volunteers who work to strengthen communities and social resilience.
The program’s peer training model provides professional development and practical tools for meaningful community engagement.
Program tracks include:
- Education - Volunteering in daycare centers, preschools, schools, and community centers.
- Resilience - Training facilitators to lead personal resilience workshops for seniors, participating in municipal emergency response frameworks, and recruiting volunteers for specialized missions with the Israel Police.
- Community Initiatives - Leading local social projects initiated and run by senior citizens.
- Tekuma - Strengthening the volunteer network of seniors in the southern region of Israel affected October 7.
- Arab Society - Implementing programs to promote volunteerism within Arab communities.
- Traveling Community - A network of travel clubs for seniors, led by volunteer coordinators.
- Help a Soldier - Assisting economically disadvantaged soldiers to find employment during their military service.
- Seniors Connect – Smartphone training for senior citizens, to promote digital independence.
- Hebrew Conversation Circles – Meetings between veteran Hebrew-speaking volunteers and adult immigrants to improve spoken Hebrew.
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Givat Shmuel – No Exclusion, Only Belonging
Raising Awareness About Social Exclusion Among Teens It all began with a dance performance set to the song “Umbrella Child”, created by Chen Salem-Blu, Director of the Community Center’s Professional Dance School, for the school’s end-of-year showcase. The song, performed by singer Atara Oria, addresses the painful reality of social exclusion and is based on her personal life story. “As the dancers rehearsed, we could all feel the emotional power of the song and the choreography,” Salem-Blu...
A Special Intergenerational Phototherapy Project in Givat Shmuel
This week, the community of Givat Shmuel marked the conclusion of the “Koach Guy – Intergenerational Connections” program, a meaningful social-educational initiative held at the local community center. The program is named in memory of Major Guy Yaakov Nazri, a company commander in Battalion 52, who fell in combat in Gaza in October 2024. Throughout the year, local teenagers and senior citizens participated in a unique phototherapy workshop, using photography as a tool to build dialogue,...
A Meaningful Visit to the Yaldudes Early Childhood Center in Acre
On June 9, a moving visit took place at the Yaldudes Early Childhood Center in Acre, where a shelter was transformed into a welcoming learning space thanks to the generous support of Keren Hayesod.