Orr Shalom is Israel’s largest non-profit organization providing residential and therapeutic services to children who have been removed from their homes due to severe abuse and neglect.  Since 1980, our organization has steadily expanded its network of care to ease the plight of Israeli children at risk, helping them break the cycle of violence and become productive, independent adults.

Orr Shalom currently cares for 1,300 children from birth through 18+ years of age in a wide range of multifaceted programs that provide caring, professional, one-on-one treatment. Orr Shalom maintains the highest quality of expert care, with a high staff-child ratio. This ensures that at Orr Shalom, each child receives the attention, therapy, and enrichment s/he needs to thrive.

Our children are cared for in the following homes and frameworks:

• 550 foster homes caring for 790 children including 200 special needs children
• 8 emergency foster homes caring for up to five children aged 0-5 years at any one time on an emergency basis until permanent foster homes are found
• 40 foster therapy homes caring for 70 children with a psychiatric profile
• 17 therapeutic family group homes caring for up to 11 children each
• 7 homes exclusively for adolescent girls who have suffered traumatic abuse
• 2 intensive-care closed facilities, Beit Goldschmidt and Reut for severely traumatized girls and boys respectively who require intensive treatment
• 1 transition home for Orr Shalom 18+ graduates

At the core of our approach is the small family community based setting which has proved itself over the decades. Orr Shalom cares for children-at-risk from across the spectrum of Israeli society including religious, secular, Jews, Arabs, special needs children, children of native-born Israelis and children of immigrants.

Vision, Mission and Values

Our Mission

Orr Shalom's vision is to enable all of Israel's children-at-risk to realize their potential and their right to grow up loved, protected and respected, individual and special, in a positive family setting.

Our Mission

According to its therapeutic approach, Orr Shalom develops and operates a range of educational and therapeutic responses, programs and services for children and youth-at-risk and their biological parents, from all sectors of Israeli society. Orr Shalom assists them to overcome their emotional, academic and social distress and grow, develop and integrate as citizens in mainstream society.

Orr Shalom ensures that the needs, distress and status of children and youth-at-risk are part of the public discourse, for the benefit of the children and for the benefit of Israeli society. Orr Shalom advoacates for the children's interests and represents them with regard to the general public and the establishment.

Our Values

Professionalism

We strive to achieve the highest level of professionalism, combining up to date knowledge and research with firm commitment. We build and value effective working relationships with all our partners.

Commitment

We are fully committed to the children for whom we care and invest in each and every one of them. We are engaged and professional simultaneously.

Transparency

We demonstrate honesty and integrity in our relationships with the children for whom Orr Shalom cares, their parents and Orr Shalom partners in the community.

Innovation and Creativity

We dare to think and act creatively for the benefit of the children in our care. We are open minded and receptive to new ideas.

Community

We value our relationships with biological parents, Orr Shalom children, caregivers, circles of donors and the wider community. We communicate honestly and openly at all times.

Excellence

We go the extra mile in our uncompromising quest to excel in all areas of our work.