A Program based on the Creation of a Local Support network

One of the working guidelines of the program is the development of a support network in the community that will be capable of meeting the needs of the children participating in the program and recruiting the community as a whole to the commitment towards the children's future. This will be done simultaneously with the recruitment of local services and local volunteers to the achievement of this objective.

Basic Assumption

Each locality has a unique local infrastructure that is based on volunteers and non-profit organizations, most of which work independently of the others. These strengths or resources can be recruited to help complement the existing resources available to the children and teenagers.

The Youth Futures program aims to identify these valuable human resources (in the three sectors: private, public and third) through a mapping process, and define each factor through the unique benefits it can have for the local children - to contribute to their academic, personal and social development, as well as to their entire family unit in many ways: assistance in enrichment and development of personal abilities (such as organizing lectures on various topics, sports or recreational activities, etc.), help in meeting the physical needs of the children and their families, such as the donation of school or household supplies from non-profit organizations or businesses, etc.