You’ve been accepted to a bachelor’s degree, you’ve chosen a school, you’re chosen your place of residence, whether it’s dormitories, rent, or at your parents, and before you know it, expenses are soaring, income is shrinking and you’re wondering what to do?
A friend refers you to the podcast “Dear Student” and a friend invites you to come with her to a lecture on “Proper Financial Conduct“ given by Paamonim’s students.
Suddenly, things seem clearer, and the question arises – how do they know all this? How do you become a Paamonim student?
Seven institutions of higher education throughout the country, from Tel Hai to Ben Gurion, operate Paamonim’s student branches, which are responsible for providing solutions for families who are struggling to cope with financial management, alongside developing the knowledge and involvement of students on campus.
Every year 400 best-qualified students are recruited, for athirty-hour training course where they acquire the knowledge and skills, to help them volunteer as family mentors, facilitators in the youth at risk program, and more. Accompanied and guided by the branch’s management team (all of which consists of veteran students!), The teams are divided into pairs and accompany households, From a situation of economic imbalance through building a budget, handling debts, to economic stability and planning economic conduct for years to come.
In addition, the branches also hold open lectures on campuses, on planned and proper financial management, provide a short response and personal help for students (a student teaches a student) and together examine income, expenses, budget building and future planning.
What the families say about them:
- The students’ help made a huge change in thinking in my life and in the lives of my children. Thank you for the great gift you gave us.
- We would like to personally thank the pair of students who spared the time and energy mentoring us. They were so sensitive and lead us to financial security. You have given me a great gift for life, and I cherish it so much. God bless you.
- Many thanks to the lovely Shahar and Sapir who donated their precious time for the benefit of others. This is an underrated virtue!! I thank the organization for their very existence and the wonderful idea of saving people with poor economic education.
- I wanted to personally thank the lovely Dikla and Itamar who accompanied me through the process. Thank you for letting me feel comfortable even though it wasn’t a simple process. Thank you for being professional and sensitive throughout the process. Thank you for your support and for believing in me that I can make a positive change and get through the process.
Want to join the student volunteer teamand make an impact on Israeli society as a whole?
Go to the Paamonim website and send an email to the branch relevant to you.
What are you waiting for?!
* The branches operate in the following academic institutions:
Tel Hai College, Haifa University and the Technion, Tel Aviv University, Reichman University, Hebrew University, Sapir College and Ben Gurion University.
