Welfare DivisionIlana Ben-Laish, MSW

Director

Haifa in numbers• 273,180 citizens

Households 40%

Children below 19 25%

Elderly over 65 19%

New Immigrants 23%

Arab citizens 11%

Unemployed 6%

Welfare Division caring for 15,000 20% of the total number of families in the City

Elderly eligible for nursing pension

8,33055%

Young families6,79045%

Organizational chart

Manpower

social workers

administrationAssisting community

workers

Total operative staff 250+

Annual budget

Primary target populations

• Families living in poverty, socially excluded, going through life crises

• Children, juveniles and old people at risk

• Victims of family violence

• Physically, mentally and sensory disabled

• Victims of drug and alcohol abuse

Social services and law

care and protection of high risk populations

are based on 40 laws.

Family intervention in the community

Population with difficulties entering the workforce

• Dealing with personal and social barriers

• Raising self esteem

• Skill enhancing