Leagues Association Joins Forces to Support Children Needing Homes
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
The Winner League Association is dedicating its ninth round to the Or Shalom association to promote foster care for at-risk children. Players and referees will display banners, and announcers will read messages during games. Or Shalom has been caring for vulnerable youth for over 40 years, providing foster homes and therapeutic support. The initiative aims to encourage the public to become foster families and support children in need.
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- The Winner League Association is dedicating its ninth round to Or Shalom to support children needing foster homes.
- Players and referees will hold banners with the message "Changing Lives Together, Join the Foster Families Team."
- Thousands of Israeli children removed from their homes need foster families for stability and a better future.
- Or Shalom is a 40-year-old non-profit providing foster care and support for at-risk youth.
- The initiative encourages the public to open their homes and hearts to children in need.
The Winner League Association is dedicating its ninth round of games to the Or Shalom association, aiming to raise awareness about the need for more foster families in Israel. This initiative is part of the "Together for the Community" program.
During all matches of this round, players and referees will enter the field holding a banner with the message "Changing Lives Together, Join the Foster Families Team." The announcer will also read a special text on the subject. Thousands of children in Israel have been removed from their homes due to complex life circumstances, including neglect, violence, and family crises. For these children, a foster family can be a significant turning point, providing security, stability, a sense of belonging, and an environment for development and a better future.
Or Shalom is a non-profit organization with over 40 years of experience caring for at-risk children, adolescents, and young adults. Operating on behalf of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Services, the organization provides safe, loving, and familial out-of-home placements, including foster families, along with professional therapeutic support tailored to each child's needs. Or Shalom believes that even children raised outside their biological homes should grow up in a home and community environment, maintaining a sense of belonging and identity, and receiving the support to build a better future.
Erez Halfon, Chairman of the Leagues Association, stated, "We are happy to cooperate with the 'Or Shalom' association, which does holy work daily for at-risk children and adolescents. Israeli football has immense power and wide exposure, and our moral obligation is to channel this power to give these children a home, a warm embrace, and hope for a better future. Together with the teams, we will continue to harness football fields to promote values of mutual responsibility, equal opportunities, and support for the future generation of Israeli society."
Or Shalom invites the public to participate and join the team that changes lives, both on and off the field, emphasizing that sometimes, to be part of a great victory, all it takes is opening one's home and heart.
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