Being Healthy is Worth Celebrating!

Beit Uri’s in-house bakery workshop meets 5 times a week with over a dozen residents. The cottage industry produces 15 different types sourdough breads (with no added preservatives.) Over 100 clients - neighburs, Beit Uri parents, staff and visitors collect weekly orders and have become enthusiastic Beit Uri bread consumers. In addition special events like weddings and private events have placed orders for 200 loaves -the production of which involves a lot more residents and volunteers living in Beit Uri.

Kiril - as well as being part of the production line, is in charge of stacking and unloading the dish washer, he switches the ovens on and off and his ability to take on responsibilities has enabled him to make sure that all the correct quantities of flour, salt, olive oil are added.

Nir - excels in weighing the ingredients and has learnt how to reset the scales and is responsible for cleaning the working areas.

Irit - so proud to put on her work gloves and baking uniform and is an expert egg cracker and also removes the loaves from the oven.

Marcelle - mastered the cutting and rolling of dough balls, loves to plait the challah loaves and is the ever smiling waitress and saleslady inquiring if the breads are tasty and good.

        Your generosity through GlobalGiving has enabled this enterprise to succeed. 

                 Thank You from the Beit Uri community and Happy New Year ! 

As the new school year kicks off, Beit Uri’s school for 42 residential and external students aged 6-21 welcomed two severely autistic newcomers straight from the Ukrainian warzone. Individual therapeutic programs have been drawn up for each child, including sand and foam therapy to ease trauma-related and anxiety issues, horse riding therapy to restore confidence and pet therapy to learn nurturing and kindness to others.

With the help of Beit Uri’s multi-lingual staff, Ukrainian-speaking personnel are helping the two 7 year old newcomers find their way in a new country and new setting.

For the adult members, all of whom are employed in cottage industry workshops, a new 2^nd hand clothing shop has opened enabling small groups of residents to be taught folding, sorting and stacking techniques, processing (donated) clothing requests from all 9 residential houses, as well as helping serve staff members who can buy for a nominal sum from the rails of donated clothing.  

The diverse therapeutic programs for all the 118 residents can continue as a result of donations received by our generous GlobalGiving friends and we thank you for your continued help, interest and support.

Over 70 adult members of the Beit Uri village are busy creating woven, woolen, wooden items, mosaic and ceramic wall hangings, recycled paperware, bakeries and candle table pieces for the first arts and crafts bazaar in over two years !

Gatherings are once more permitted and with almost the entire village recovered from Covid - the 15 workshops are once again buzzing with creative enthusiasm. 

Eldar - blind and deaf uses his sense of smell and feel to weave splendid, professional baskets and trays  - each of which is snapped up by the many craft shoppers. 

Hezi, in his 40's has spent most of his life in Beit Uri and has become a craftsman of many trades. Despite visual impairment and complex behaviour issues, his professional skills enable him to be busy making ceramic plant holders, colourful mobiles and mosaic-covered mirrors and table tops. 

Yair, works hand-in-hand with one of the 55 Israeli moslem staff members who make up over a quarter of the professionals employed in this multi-faceted community. 

Beit Uri situated in a neighborhood called Givat Hamoreh - The Hill of Learning in the north of Israel, takes pride in a special atmosphere of harmonious living and working together in a region that could well look at this hill of learning as an inspiration.

Thanks to GlobalGiving donors creativity and ability continue to shine in this unique home for special people. 

Since the summer, Beit Uri residents have taken to climbing to great heights with the help of 'Etgarim-Challenges"  Association for the Disabled.  Outdoor activities and educational programs have opened up a world of adventure and excitement to the 118 residents -  both children and adults -  living in the village. 

Residents can be found climbing, swinging from trees, overcoming their anxieties harnesssed and supervised with equipment freeing them from the complexities of wheelchair constraints, visually impaired accessories and mobility walkers.

Many residents during the corona restrictions have spread their wings and enjoyed the benefits of outside activities providing enjoyment at the same time as exercising their bodies. 

Thank you all for supporting this unique and important program, helping  the residents stay healthy and happy ! 

      Wishing all Beit Uri's friends a Happy and Healthy 2022 !  

Beit Uri is a residential community providing nurturing care and employment for over 100 special needs residents aged 7-62 in Israel. Corona in and out of the village has been roller coaster - challenges have been great. Next week everyone will receive their third booster shot !!                  

Despite a cut back in assemblies and performances, the creative staff working in small groups have taken day trips to nearby farms and pools enabling smiles and joy despite the intense summer heat with pet therapy proving to be one of the most successful ways to overcome corona.  

The 12 arts & crafts workshops supported by GlobalGiving donations have amongst other projects been busy building the wooden furniture for ALL the workshops - tables, shelving, storage cupboards - upgrading working conditions for adults over 21. This is where your wonderful donations are going !!! 

   Despite recent unrest between Arab and Jewish communities, Beit Uri continues to lead the path of co-existence with over a quarter of its dedicated staff from the nearby Israeli Arab towns and villages. Care and dedication definitely helps builds bridges and your support helps keep these bridges stable.

Thank you for your ongoing care and support.