THE HOME ON ISACOV STREET – AMIT BOARDING HOUSE

THE BEGINNING

Wednesday evening, early summer 1995. The phone rings. Some calls you never forget. Some calls change your life.

SPECIALIZING IN CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR

Our way is the way of joy. In choosing the methods of dealing with challenging behavior we seek out the merry methods first.

THE RECEPTION PROCESS

How does one arrive here? Separate from home? Settle in? Acclimate? How and when to get in touch?

LIFE’S ROUTINE

come and see the life routine in Amit Group Homes.

THE BOARDING HOUSE STAFF

Get to know our staff.

THE BOARDING HOUSE’S RECEPTION PROCESS

Today, Amit boarding house houses 59 residents, and its extension houses 15 more.
It receives residents aged 18-25 (men and women) with light to medium developmental disability with challenging behavior.
New residents are addressed to us by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services via district placement committees, after the applicant went through the process of diagnosis.
“Amit Boarding House” serves as a home for its residents and accompanies them all through the day. We are at their and your disposal at any time. Once the new resident is acclimated, their family may visit whenever they wish.
Come and visit as you please, we love hosting!

ARRIVING AT AMIT BOARDING HOUSE

Day one in Amit is a day of mixed feelings, between the joy of a fresh start, the sorrow of separation, and the fear of the unknown. We are here for you, standing by the new resident. Every day, all day, always with joy!

THE ACCLIMATION PERIOD

Some adapt quickly to their new home and lifestyle, while others take longer. We prepare accordingly and construct the reception program according to the resident’s need, personality and will.

“FIRST NIGHT AWAY FROM MOTHER”

Some experience it on the first night, some after several days, and some never experience it at all; usually the reception crisis stems from the resident’s difficulty to perceive the connection between their new home and their family home. The deeper the connection and cooperation between the family and the boarding house staff, the shorter the crisis.

SETTLING IN

“I’m going to visit my parents; I’ll be back tomorrow.” “When will I be back at the hostel?” such phrases signify the resident is settling into their new home in Amit and is beginning to identify with its life routine.

Amit boarding house cooperates with members of the community who come to volunteer, preparing activities and forming friendships, because Amit means friend, a lifelong friend.

The boarding house utilizes animal assisted therapy in the petting zoo and in the weekly dog training class, who’s participants perform displays in the hostel’s special events.

In the warm summer months, we have various summer activities such as visiting the pool, going to the beach, going on vacation and other leisure activities.

Shavuot is also Amit’s birthday, and every year the residents, their families, the employs and our friends in the community come together to celebrate. The program includes: displays from the different afternoon classes taught in Amit, selling artwork made by the residents, and a central performance in which the residents, staff and families displays the fruits of the year’s music, dancing and acting classes.

There is an employment room in the boarding house which is open all morning, where simple packaging and manufacturing jobs are maned by the residents. All income from this work goes directly to them.

“Amit means friend, a lifelong friend”

“Where joy exists,
dividers fall.”
Isac Levi