  A Home of your own
Kfar Idud is a unique housing complex designed for adults with varying learning disabilities, functional and adjustment problems due to organic brain damage.
The residents of this beautiful village live in privately owned individual flats while personally attended to twenty-four hours a day by a well trained staff.
Life in our village encourages each resident to maximize his/her functional capabilities while enjoying the knowledge that he/she has a protected, secure home for life and that his/her personal liberty and privacy is respected. |
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Association of the Friends of Kfar Idud
Kfar Idud was established in 1988 as a non profit organization by a group of parents who were searching for a safe permanent home for their children, a place where they would be provided with security and an excellent quality of life.
The Association manages Kfar Idud under the supervision of the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Welfare which co-finances the running of the village and provides professional guidance. |
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Each Individual - A World Entire
Every resident of Kfar Idud has his/her unique limitations and disabilities including cognitive, motor and orientation problems, neurological dysfunction or chronic illnesses.
A personal program is designed for each resident according to his/her abilities to fulfill his/her potential to become an active member of society inside the village and out. |
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All the Needs
The village supplies all physical care: three meals daily, laundry, weekly house cleaning, and maintenance as needed.
There is an infirmary on campus manned by nurses and regular reception hours by a physician.
Our policy is for residents to interact fully with surrounding communities, the residents are encouraged to use services in the neighboring cities such as shops, swimming pool and entertainment. |
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A Non-Stop Village
Kfar Idud offers enrichment activities in the afternoon and evening.
Not only do these activities help to develop skills, they also encourage social interaction and provide a release from tension and pressure.
Activities include: acting group, singing group, music appreciation, art, handicrafts, animal husbandry, library, lectures, current events groups, sports, and hiking.
Here everyone feels free to choose his/her own friends and partners.
The village is small enough to prevent the residents from feeling alienated, but large enough to accommodate those who prefer privacy. |
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Non-Stop Team
Kfar Idud is manned twenty four hours a day by a team of well trained and committed professional managers, care givers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and social guides plus volunteers and a maintenance team. |
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Work as a Way of Life
Based on the perception that work is a mainstay of adult life, each resident is integrated into an employment program according to his/her cognitive and physical capabilities on campus.
Off Campus Employment - Those residents, who are able, may work outside the village in sheltered or open workshops.
About half of the workers from Kfar Idud are involved in these "outside" jobs which are supervised by the village's professional team. |
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Parents are our Partners
Kfar Idud is run by a committee elected by the assembly of parents (or family members) representing each resident. The parents (or families) are full partners with management and the professional team in decisions affecting the welfare of each resident
Kfar Idud is a fulfillment of the dream of parents and families to see their loved ones leading independent adult lives full of enriching and interesting activities.
Each resident learns to deal with individual difficulties while maintaining dignity, pride, and self confidence.
This is the dream of all parents.
Kfar Idud makes the dream possible. |
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Looking to the Future
Life at Kfar Idud is dynamic. We have many plans to develop and dreams to bring to fruition.
Our main goal in all of our projects is to maintain high quality solutions to the needs of our residents. |
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Kfar Idud Accessibility Project: A Hydraulic Lift for the Clinic |
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Since the decline in some residents' mobility as a consequence of aging process, the clinic building has become difficult if not impossible for them to reach, as it was constructed with stairway as only access.
The cost of purchase and installation of the hydraulic lift is $450,000. |
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Supportive Care Zone |
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Based on the perception of home for life for our residents, Kfar Idud foresees and prepares to respond to those changing needs. Supportive care zone will allow residents to benefit from extended supervision and care in the comfort of their familiar environment.
Project cost: $300,000 |
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Kfar Idud Cultural Center |
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The Kfar Idud staff and volunteers offer an array of extracurricular activities for the residents, however we currently do not have appropriate facilities to offer these activities to all the residents, nor do we have appropriate facilities to display residents' works of art, or present musical and dramatic performances.
Project cost: $2,000,000 |
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Developmental Resources
Generous donations from public funds, businesses, and individuals help us meet new challenges and to fulfill our dream of a warm home for special individuals with varying needs. |
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Donations
Kfar Idud is a recognized charity according to section 46 of the Israeli Income Tax ordinance.
US tax deductible donations may be given through:
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PEF, 317 Madison Ave. Suite 607, New York, NY 10017
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Phone: 212-599-1260
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Additional Information:
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Becoming a Member of Kfar Idud!
There are only a few apartments remaining.
Families interested in a warm loving complete environment with programs for the development of their child over the age of 21 are invited to contact us for more information*. |
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| * Each new resident must be approved by the Ministry of Welfare |
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