Opportunities for Assistance:
ENP Youth Outreach Centers have been handed off to the Israeli government for their continued operations, ENP's critical work with at-risk teens continues.
Your support will help with the critical work ENP does to aid Ethiopian-Israeli teens!
The Challenge
The number of “at-risk” Ethiopian-Israeli children is growing at an alarming rate. Adolescents (ages twelve to eighteen) are most susceptible to dangerous peer pressures: they are “at-risk” of dropping out of school, of partaking in criminal activities, and of abusing drugs and alcohol. These behaviors put them at the fringe of Israeli society and severely limit their prospects for socioeconomic improvement in the future.
But we can make a difference.
Members, donors, and friends of ENP must make an effort to reach out to children who cannot easily ask for help, and assist them in their returns to nurturing social environments. Essential to this solution is education about the hazards of drugs and alcohol, and perhaps even more importantly, an ample selection of proactive alternatives.