The "Good Neighbor" Association - Israel Information

The Good Neighbor Association is an Israeli association based entirely on volunteers and operates for 14 years a variety of projects for society: food distribution to needy families, coffee shops for migratory populations, learning centers and coffee shop for youth at risk. We provide support and help to over 1,000 needy families all over Israel every week. The Association also runs “Learning Centers” for needy families. Each week, university students volunteer to tutor kids in various subjects. Likewise, we operate “Coffee Shops on Wheels” in different areas all over Israel, in places such as residential facilities for disabled individuals, senior citizen homes, a shelter for battered women, etc. During our programs these residences are transformed into coffee shops and the volunteers into sensitive and attentive waiters. In addition, we run a regular coffee shop in Jerusalem’s Kiryat Menachem neighborhood. The coffee shop provides food and beverages at low cost. The goal of this program is to provide the teenagers in this low-income neighborhood with a friendly, safe and affordable place to relax and to take these teenagers off of the street and out of trouble.