Children living in deteriorating, unlivable homes are often ‘invisible’—they are too ashamed to invite others in, and as a result, no one knows they are growing up in unsafe conditions that deprive them of the stable environment they need to thrive. These children are often found in Israel’s geographic and social periphery.
In urgent cases, local welfare departments reach out to Tenufa Bakehila to renovate a home immediately—just to prevent children from being removed from their families and placed in institutional care due to uninhabitable living conditions.
When a child has no functioning shower, poor hygiene may lead to social rejection.
When a girl’s home has broken walls covered in mold, she’s too ashamed to invite friends over.
When a teenage boy lives in a house with poor lighting and broken shutters, his ability to study suffers.
Inadequate and unsafe housing has profound effects on a child’s physical, emotional, and social development.
Tenufa Bakehila renovates homes for hundreds of children and their families each year. The organization believes that a safe and stable home is a critical anchor in a child’s life.
When a child knows they have a secure, reliable place to return to, it gives them strength, confidence, and a positive self-image—essential tools for success in school, relationships, and life.
The assistance provided by Tenufa creates a home environment where children can grow with stability and safety. This transformation supports their healthy physical and emotional development, improves their academic performance, and enhances their social integration.
Renovation of a daycare center for children with special needs
Renovation of the home of a widow whose daughter has mental health challenges and lives with her
Renovation of the home of a newly immigrated divorced man without children
Renovation of the home of an elderly man suffering illness and disability
Renovation and painting home of a family with special needs children, damaged by fire
Renovation of a bedroom with a broken and dangerous floor for a disabled woman
Renovation of a house where tree roots penetrated the pipes causing extensive system damage
enovation of a shelter after a fire
Kitchen replacement for an elderly immigrant couple from Ethiopia
Renovation of a shelter flooded up to knee level with sewage water
For four years, a single grandmother and her grandson showered using a hose pulled from the bathroom
Single father with mental health challenges; one of the sons has special needs
Replacement of a solar water heater for an elderly man who had no hot water for 5 years
An elderly man who lived without running water, using a hose from the garden — now finally able to shower with running water.
A yard once infested with dangerous reptiles has been transformed into a safe space for a family with young children
Kitchen renovation for a family of a combat soldier
Renovation of a shower for an elderly couple living without proper conditions
Renovation of a bathroom for a Holocaust survivor
Painting a shower room for a single mother
Bathroom renovation for an elderly adult
Renovation of a Holocaust survivor’s bedroom
