Handyman SWAT Team
Volunteer Handyman SWAT Team With the goal of expanding our impact on neighborhoods and to extend the reach of our professional tradesmen, in 2018 we launched our “SWAT-Team” program in Jerusalem’s Ir Ganim neighborhood
Social Work Advocacy
Our Holistic Approach As repairs are being completed in the home, families are assigned to a social worker who offers advocacy and assistance with specific struggles, such as unemployment, issues of mental and physical
COVID-19 – First Responders
COVID-19 First Responders At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we at Tenufa opened an emergency hotline. We began calling home-bound families, lonely elderly people and Holocaust survivors whose homes we have previously
Renovation Stories
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Renovation Story – Holocaust Survivor
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR WITHOUT HOT WATER In the center of Israel, a Holocaust survivor's water heater broke at the peak of the harsh winter. Bathing in the freezing water was not an option; therefore his
Renovation Story – Plumbing
WHEELCHAIR BOUND CHILD STUCK AT HOME 24/7 WITH HIS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TOILET OUT OF ORDER During the Corona lockdown, when families were at home 24/7, we received a call from a mother who lives in
Renovation Story – Burnt Apartment
HOUSE FIRE RENDERS FAMILY HOMELESS During the Corona lockdown, a huge fire devastated the home of a young family. A short circuit developed into a fire that destroyed the content of the home, dissolving
Renovation Story – Ceiling
A CEILING ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE Last month Tenufa Bakehila received an emergency call from a southern city-council representative. He described the desperate situation of an elderly woman living in an old house
Renovation Story – Door Replacement
With a Broken Front Door the Family Felt Exposed and Fearful af Intruders During the Night A few weeks after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, the social welfare departments were in the