- Day program · Since 2022450 girls whose ground has slipped out from under their feet parents
450 girls whose ground has slipped out from under their feet parents
who can't always be parents right now.
'Bishvilech' is a daytime framework for girls coming from single-parent families. They have a home, but the afternoon hours we turn from hardship into joy. The personal mentoring meetings and the Shabbatot they spend with us become sublime moments. Today 450 girls are under the care of the framework - together with ongoing contact with the parents who strive to maintain the stability of the home.
Photo · Choosing a dress at the home's clothing room.
450
Girls today
8-18
Age range
2022
Established
5×/wk
After-school program
- Who We Serve
Girls whose home is still home - just complicated.
The 'Bishvilech' framework provides an answer for girls whose parents have gone through divorce or separation and who need a stable, supportive framework outside the walls of the home. They have a home, but our role begins in the afternoon, on weekends, on Shabbat, and on the phone of the counselor who is available to them even late at night. We also work in direct contact with the parents, out of an understanding that the girls need a direct connection with both sides of the family.
- What We Provide
A second family for the in-between hours.
A Place That's Theirs After School
A warm space that awaits every afternoon - personal mentoring meetings, Shabbatot and leisure time. A second home for the hours between school and home.
A Hot Meal & a Snack Corner
Home-cooked food every afternoon, and an open snack corner - fruit, drinks, dessert.
School + Tutoring
Many arrive with considerable academic gaps. We are here to close them.
Help in dealing with educational frameworks
Matching educational frameworks and support with every educational challenge every step of the way
Emotional support
Emotional therapists in the field of mental health, who help the girls who are struggling find a way out of the pain
Life Beyond 18
Help with matchmaking, and accompaniment toward the chuppah, with a respectable financial dowry. We always remain at their side
- A Day in the Home
Routine is the gift.
- 16:30-21:00Activities for girlsA hearty lunch, educational activity with bonding and a family, experiential atmosphere, and personal counselors and a variety of games. In addition, leisure days, holidays and festive occasion
- 16:30-22:30The activities for the girlsA rich lunch, educational activity with bonding and a family, experiential atmosphere, and personal counselors and a variety of games. In addition, leisure days, holidays and festivals
- 3:30pHomework + tutoringOne-on-one help. Quiet study halls. Snack corner open.
- 5:30pActivitiesMusic, art, drama therapy, swimming. Twice a week - vocational training.
- 7:00pDinnerThe full house, every night. The table no one misses.
- 9:30pWind-downMentor check-ins. Quiet hour. Lights at 10:30.
“Bishvilech is the place I go when I don't want to choose between my parents - and they help my parents too.”Ayala, 14· Bishvilech · In the program since 2024
- Designated Donation
★ Designated to this programSponsor a girl at Bishvilech
- Weekly support session
- After-school program
- Shabbatonim + retreats
- Full maintenance within the framework
Your monthly gift funds the afternoon program, the weekly mentor sessions, and the Shabbatonim that hold these girls steady through their parents' separation. You'll get a quarterly letter and once a year, a hand-written note (anonymous, by request).
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