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Yeladim - Fair Chance for Children Young Adults Program

Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship

“I came to my first meeting with the organization’s career advisor without even knowing where to start. I didn’t have a computer or a CV. I had no idea what I wanted. She sat with me for hours, and then suddenly asked one question that has stayed with me ever since: What would you want to happen if you believed you were capable? Ever since, whenever I’m about to give up, I hear that question in my head.”

Neta, 25

Most young people begin adult life with a safety net: a supportive family, connections, basic digital and language skills, and adults who model what independent life looks like.

Young adults who grew up without family support – in residential care or foster families – enter adulthood with almost none of this. Many finish high school with only partial matriculation, limited computer or English skills, and little real work experience. Their exposure to career options is narrow – often limited to education, social work, or youth counseling – and many have never encountered fields like engineering, finance, design, technology, or entrepreneurship.

Without a supportive family or a guiding adult, even small steps can feel overwhelming.
Enrolling in a course, going to a job interview, even opening a bank account can feel like climbing a mountain.
Not because they lack motivation – but because no one ever showed them how.

Pathways to Independence was created for them: to provide what most of us take for granted – guidance, support, real opportunity, and above all, the confidence that another path is possible.

The Numbers Tell the Story

  • Less than

    10

    %

    dropout rate

    across programs

  • Hundreds

    of participants

    integrated into education, employment, and tailored training

  • Dozens

    of young adults

    who launched small businesses

What It Looks Like in Practice

Personal guidance for education and employment
Each young person receives one-on-one support that begins with a simple question: What’s right for me right now?
Career advisors help participants clarify goals, build academic or professional pathways, enroll in programs, prepare for interviews, discover new career fields, and regain a sense of capability.

“Pathways to Success” Program  –  in partnership with the National Insurance Institute foundations
Designed for young adults without family support who face complex barriers to employment.
A holistic framework combining emotional support, encouragement grants, assessments, tailored training, and rights realization.
The program operates on three levels – individual, group, and community – so no one has to walk the journey alone.

Young Entrepreneurship Program
For young people with a business idea who want to turn a dream into reality.
Participants receive personal guidance, business consulting, mentorship from professionals, and support through the first steps – from concept to launch.

Professional training and focused courses
Partnerships with leading companies and organizations enable participants to gain relevant, in-demand skills and open doors to the job market.

Financial support
To remove barriers that prevent young people from starting studies or professional training.
Sometimes what stands in the way isn’t lack of motivation – but the simple impossibility of supporting oneself while studying.

Life skills and self-efficacy development
Budgeting, goal setting, time management, confidence-building, public speaking, and professional identity – everything needed not just to work, but to sustain and grow in adult life.

“After my discharge, I was completely alone – no parents, no money, no idea how to start. Today I work full-time at a bank and I’m studying for a bachelor’s degree in economics. Not because they did things for me, but because they believed in me until I learned to believe in myself.”
Roy, 26

Help Us Close Gaps and Open Doors

Behind every young person without family support is a story of courage and persistence - and also barriers that can be changed.
Your support helps reduce real gaps in education, employment, and opportunity, giving young adults a genuine chance to build a stable, equal future.
With your partnership, they can do more than dream - they can get there.

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