“The main essence and value of the individual is not because he is a separate being,
but by virtue of being part of a large human community“
Albert Einstein
The program in a nutshell:
This unique program strives to improve the response offered to families in a specific locality by pooling the community’s resources, forming an inter-sector partnership and bringing all relevant local stakeholders and resources into the process. Paamonim sets up a field office in a community which provides applicant screening, meets with families on an individual basis, and offers good financial conduct and debt prevention activities for groups of residents. The office also directs recruitment and training of volunteers and collaborates with business entities, community councils, and local authorities to maximize programs’ effectiveness and efficiency, and empowering them to be able to continue to provide these resources after Paamonim’s leaves to help a new community.
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Model Purpose
The Paamonim Communities model is designed to help communities promote socio-economic resilience development with the aim of creating a local community network while addressing the diverse and unique needs of the community.
Model Objectives – What’s Important to Achieve?
Strengthening brotherhood, mutual responsibility, and sense of community resilience.
Building a broad socio-economic support system for families in collaboration with community actors (welfare, formal and informal education, business sector, etc.).
Making various services, knowledge, and professional guidance of Paamonim accessible to families and community leadership.
Encouraging the creation of community values and norms that support proper financial management, promoting savings and smart, sustainable consumption, and advancing financial education for various target audiences in the community to strengthen economic resilience and stability.
Target Population:
Geographic Community – Based on residence in a specific area
Functional Community – Common denominator or shared characteristics such as status or limitation
The Families
Will receive a dedicated mentor throughout the guidance process and complementary assistance from Paamonim resources: expert center, loan fund, etc.
Will receive on-demand and needed response from community resources (food charity, employment guidance, home renovation, couple counseling, parental guidance, etc.) according to needs arising from financial guidance.
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The Volunteers – A community in their own right
Will participate in comprehensive professional training by Paamonim before meeting the recipients, according to specializations: family financial counselors, one-time advisors etc..
Will receive managerial mentoring by team leaders that will include professional and emotional support throughout the process.
The volunteers as a community, will participate in appreciation events, partnership development, enrichment, and professional-social development throughout the process
A volunteer unsuitable as a personal counselor will be assigned to other activities.
The Community
Will receive a rich and diverse offer of courses for wise financial management for various target audiences in all life cycles (schools, youth movements, young adult centers, employee teams, retirees, etc.).
Will receive workshops tailored for unique population groups (women, parents, people with special needs, etc.).
Pooling of community actors working to assist families in the economic-welfare field.
Professional training by Paamonim for the entire welfare-service system in the community.
What Will Be Considered Success?
The impact on Israeli society passes through community and not just through the success of one family
Volunteers feel responsibility and belonging
All community entities have a common language (municipality, social organizations, and businesses speak community)
A variety of responses is implemented to all ages (workshops, courses, mentoring)
Community role holders receive training and serve as ambassadors
Each community receives a tailored support system
Family receives a comprehensive response, not just financial guidance
We thank all those who assisted in building our community model:
Prof. Ruth Margalit
Dr. Dror Netzer – Community Field Expert
Community Research – Paamonim Research Unit
Articles on Communities – Dr. Nirit Koren Lawrence in her article ‘Social Capital as a Means of Coping with Crises’ – Ben-Gurion University, Dr. Shai Ben Yosef – PhD in Sociology, expert in organizational and community development
Community Work Service Model – Ministry of Welfare and Social Security
The Laboratory – Kiryat Tivon
