The Shalva Band, which has inspired thousands of people around the globe with their viral music video, embarked on a four-week world tour at the end of October 2017 to perform in cities across three continents. The Shalva Band is comprised of seven adults with disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and various other handicaps, whose [...]
Miami Proclamation declaring Thursday, November 9th, 2017 as Shalva Day in the City of Miami. The American friends of Shalva’s South East Region had a successful charity kick off affair at Cinemax Cinemas in Brickell City Centre as they were presented with a proclamation by James Jackson, from the City of Miami—deeming November 9th “Miami’s [...]
While US Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin was in meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu, his wife Louise Linton together with Tammy Friedman, wife of US Ambassador to Israel, took time to come to visit Shalva. The two dignitary guests enjoyed a coffee at Café Shalva, a popular, boutique coffee shop at the Shalva center that inspires [...]
On Friday, October 27. we had our first ever "Shalva Palooza Carnival" opening event for all the Yeshiva and Seminary students studying in Israel for the year. The carnival was run by these students for our kids in the ganim and maonim. The festivities included tens of different carnival games, popcorn, cotton candy, singing, dancing, a [...]
On the individual level, Shalva has recently provided early intervention services through the Me and My Mommy Program to two children from overseas. The parents of a baby from Mexico, came for Sukkot for a day of instruction and treatment, and decided to extend their stay in Israel for several months so that they might [...]
Спасибо за вашу поддержку, оказываемую «Шалва» - израильской ассоциации по поддержке людей с ограниченными возможностями. Деятельность «Шалва» направлена на предоставление помощи людям с ограниченными возможностями , их эффективной социальной интеграции в общество, а также поддержке членов их семей. Национальный Центр «Шалва» является крупнейшим и наиболее передовым центром в Израиле, изменяющим стандарты сервиса и разрабатывающим на [...]
The recently opened soaps workshop at Shalva is a symbol of transformation and represents our belief in a community of people working together to change the world, where all have the power to contribute. At the workshops, visiting student and adult groups, as well as children attending Shalva's after-school programs, prepare beautiful soaps made from high [...]
A new judo school for children with disabilities was inaugurated at the Shalva National Center in the presence of Olympic medalist Judoka Ori Sasson, MK - Culture and Sport Miri Regev, Bank Yahav CEO Shaul Gelbard, President and Founder of Shalva, Kalman Samuels, and many other dignitaries. Ori Sasson earned international acclaim in 2010 by [...]
Shalva Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with Russian Jewish Congress to Develop Programs for Children with Disabilities in Russia On Thursday September 14, 450 leaders of the Russian Jewish community gathered at the Metropol Hotel in Moscow to experience a historic advancement of Russia's social services system, whereby the Russian Jewish Congress committed to advancing the [...]
Over the past year, a group of grandmothers of children in the Me and My Mommy and the Inclusive Day Care programs, have been meeting to learn from each other and to support one another. The grandmothers cover the spectrum of Israeli society: young, old, religious, secular, from all parts of the country. Via varied [...]
