One Israeli Social Worker On Helping Families Face Coronavirus

Nitza Kamil reflects on the women she serves as a social worker with JDC's Families First program in Israel, and how their lives have changed during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Nitza Kamil - Families First Social Worker | October 1, 2020

Families First offers a comprehensive approach to help Israeli families out of poverty over a two-year period, focusing on six main areas: cultivating employment skills; utilizing applicable government benefits; household budgeting; accessing community resources; providing for basic essentials; and offering parenting support.

Operating since 2015 in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services and the Rashi Foundation, Families First offers a comprehensive approach to help families out of poverty over a two-year period, focusing on six main areas: cultivating employment skills; utilizing applicable government benefits; household budgeting; accessing community resources; providing for basic essentials; and offering parenting support.

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