FACT SHEET on MELABEV
The people we serve:
In our day care centers and Memory Clubs for the elderly with Alzheimer's-like symptoms the average age of our participants is past 80, 1/3 of whom are Holocaust survivors
MELABEV'S Impact: How many households do we reach?
- Number of families served through our day centers & Home Care per year: Over 500
- Number of Volunteers: 200
- Number of queries / referrals in a year: Over 1000
- Number of professionals attending our Institute of Aging annually: 200
Awards:
- Municipality of Jerusalem: "Yakir Yerushalayim" to Leah Abramowitz (2008);
- Amal: Volunteers (2008);
- Glickman Prize, ESHEL: Home Hospice Care (2007);
- Israel Gerontological Society Award: Activities on Behalf of the Elderly (2005);
- Leonore and Larry Zusman - JDC - Israel Award: Excellence in the Field of Human Services (2002); Jerusalem Prize: Good Citizenship (2001);
- Clore 50th Anniversary Prize: for Helping the Most Vulnerable (1998);
- Jerusalem Municipality Prize: Volunteerism (1991); ESHEL Prize: outstanding innovative services (1984)
Funding:
In the absence of government funding, MELABEV is dependent on grants and contributions to maintain--and to expand--our services for the families who need our help.
In Israel, Melabev has "Sief 46" status as a charity
For US tax deductible contributions: make dollar checks payable to American Committee for Melabev and send to: c/o Elaine Rubinstein, 7827 Ampere Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605-1853, USA.
For a tax recognized charity receipt from the UK, checks should be made payable to The Allegro Charitable Trust and mail to: Mr. J. L. Wosner, 3 Haslemere Avenue, London NW4 2PU
