Established in 1993, Tuvia therapeutic dormitory is a warm and rehabilitative home for children and youth from throughout Israel defined by the welfare system as requiring out-of-home care and who were removed from their families.
Tuvia uses a holistic approach that focuses on the whole personality of the children and their healthy physical, emotional, and spiritual development.
Tuvia was established by Rina and Reuven Shaliv & Simcha and Zvika Schory in 1993.
There are 6 family homes in Tuvia, each serving a different age group: elementary, middle school and high school.
In each family house, 12 children live with staff that provides 24/7 significant therapeutic support and care, accompanying the children all day long: upon waking up in the morning, school, health care, meal time, leisure activities, bedtime and night. The children are supported and encouraged throughout the day in a range of activities and programs designed to help them succeed academically, emotionally, and socially.
We do our best to cultivate the relationship with the families of the children and in cases where the children cannot go home for Shabbat with their parents, the children stay here with us throughout the year.
With the intention of creating a curative family experience, Tuvia deploys the family group home model. The family group home, provide feelings of security and stability, and the family dynamics that take place in the common space allows everyone to share everyday events, leisure activities, and confronting difficulties. This framework does not pretend to replace the biological family, but rather to provide the positive, nurturing, and supportive conditions the original family unit was unable to grant. Contact with the original family is very carefully maintained through home visits, weekends with the family every three weeks, parent‘s days etc.
In the Teenager’s House We place strong emphasis during these years on acquiring practical, independent life skills; preparing for army service; and assisting students as they take their first steps as independent citizens working to integrate into society.
Children are referred to us by their family’s social worker, who operates within the Israeli welfare services across the country.
If an initial match is found, the child, along with their family and social worker, is invited for a visit. This visit allows all parties to meet, learn more about the boarding school, and assess the suitability of the placement before making a final decision.
Not all boarding school children have a place to go during vacations and weekends. Our dedicated team is committed to supporting them year-round, but having a warm and welcoming home outside the boarding school during breaks can make a world of difference.
To provide this, we connect children with caring families who open their homes and hearts, offering them a supportive environment during part of their vacations. These relationships often blossom into deep and meaningful bonds that bring joy to both the children and the families.
