RIGHT TRACK CENTERS FOR YOUTH

Rationale:
To provide immigrant teenagers a neighborhood social-educational center where they can receive tuition, counseling and a welcoming atmosphere as an alternative to street culture, to prevent them becoming school dropouts or falling in with criminal elements and instead provide positive role models, pushing them up the ladder to success.

Operation:
The centers operate daily Sunday to Thursday from 17:00 - 21:00 throughout the year, staffed by professional teachers and youth workers, and aided by ESRA volunteers.

The Program:
Tuition is provided in Hebrew, English, Mathematics and bible studies to ensure that each youngster will attain full matriculation, thereby enabling him/her to pursue higher education or improved chances of a good job. In addition, preparation for the army, counseling, drama and computer activities are given.

Locations:
Kiryat Nordau, Netanya; Neot Shaked, Netanya; Neot Ganim, Netanya; Yavne City

Partners:
The Municipality of Netanya
The Department of Youth Advancement
The Municipality of Yavne and Taspetchin

Total No. of participants :
Kiryat Nordau - 40 Ethiopian teenagers.
Neot Shaked - 90 former Soviet Union and Ethiopian immigrant teenagers.
Neot Ganim - 70 Ethiopian and locally disadvantaged teenagers.
Yavne City - 60 Ethiopian and locally disadvantaged teenagers.