Two Negba teens, Maxim, 15, and Omer, 16, completed a rigorous 5-month course at Beersheva’s fire services and will volunteer there for the duration of high school. The two were among 50 high school students who were selected for the much sought-after internship, making the cut from among 300 applicants. …
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For half of his life, Ori Israel, 14, has been spending five hours a day of every week day at Negba. Much like his real home in Beersheva, Negba is an essential part of his being. It wasn’t something forced upon him by his parents when he first walked into…
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Once a week the sounds of drilling, hammering and sawing can be heard emanating from Negba’s Teen Club in Beersheva, as part of a new woodworking workshop launched this year for Negba’s youth. The teens, both girls and boys, are constructing cabinets and other furnishings to equip some of Negba’s…
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Over the past two months, members of Negba’s Beersheva Teen Club experienced a unique riding workshop at a horse ranch near Beersheva. The workshop was not simply a series of fun outdoor trips; rather, it was a Therapeutic Riding (TR) program, a highly effective method recognized by health and welfare…
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The long and hot summer break in Israel is often a time when Israeli kids find themselves with nothing to do. Many regress into unproductive, and even harmful, behavior. But that’s not the case for Negba’s kids and youth. From the day school let out, they’ve continued coming to Negba…
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Negba’s pilot “Bogrim” program launched in 2017 to prepare pre-teens for the demands of middle school.
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Omer Maor, a member of Negba’s Teen Club in Beersheva, was presented by Beersheva Mayor Ruvik Danilovich with the Beersheva Municipality’s Excellence in Volunteering Award at a recent ceremony. Maor, 17, has been a participant at Negba since grade 2, and currently is an integral part of the Teen Club’s…
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