A fireman putting out the fire at Yemin Orde Youth Village - courtesy of AP

December 2010

For over 4 days NATAL worked intensively in communities all across Israel providing emotional first aid to families and colleagues who lost loved ones.

The Hotline was open 24 hours a day and received over 300 calls during the crisis.

The Community Outreach Unit conducted over 30 hours of individual house visits to families of Prison Service personnel. Working across Israel, NATAL’s therapists had the difficult task of accompanying Prison Service Staff notifying families of the deceased.

Now that the flames have been extinguished and people are slowly beginning to return to their homes NATAL’s long-term work must begin.

NATAL is now doing what we do best after any crisis on this scale, be it as a result of terror attacks, war or national disasters – helping people to rebuild their inner strength.

 We will be working with youths at Yemin Orde, kindergarten teachers from Haifa and the Carmel including other communities.

In the near future NATAL will be working to strengthen the resiliency of communities, groups and individuals who need us.

It meant so much to feel the support of all our friends from America and abroad during this crisis and we thank you for your friendship.