Full Description
This book focuses on the Hesed centers, a network of community multi-functional welfare service centers established in Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union subsequent to Perestroika and the socio-economic crisis that followed. The book is divided into four sections that outline and analyze the Hesed model. The book begins with an in-depth description of the Hesed centers, documenting and analyzing their background and development, and highlighting the theoretical model on which they were based.
Contents
Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Part ICommunity Development Chapter 4 Part II: Volunteers' Mobilization and Management Chapter 5 Service Development Chapter 6 Training and Learning Chapter 7 Conclusion Chapter 8 Contributors 9 Appendix
