When kindergartens close for the summer, our after-school program runs an excellent all-day summer camp program, providing fun and enriching activities, four daily nutritious meals, high-quality care and social services.
Despite our best efforts to keep costs low, some parents cannot afford the cost. Struggling parents, mainly single moms, accustomed to paying only for after-school care, cannot afford to the cost of a full day. Moreover, the new "deposit law", which will tax all salaried asylum seekers 20% of their earnings to be kept in a trust until they willingly depart Israel, is an undo, and draconian measure that will be hardest on single mothers.
As a result, single parent families with limited resources may choose pirate nurseries over our safe frameworks.
We don't want to lose a single child to the pirate nurseries. We have 10 families who are in need of our help. We are turning to you to help us reach our goal of raising 6,500 NIS ($1840) towards making a difference in the lives of these children.
