Northern Goals
The Northern Goals foundation was founded in 2004 by the Rashi foundation. In the past decade, Northern Goals has been operating as an independent organization, as part of the Rashi network. For two decades now, Northern Goals has been a leading foundation in the development, initiation and operation of professional and culturally-tailored services aimed at the promotion of social mobility in welfare and education. Our target audience are children, youth and families that contend with the particular ensuring accessibility of services for recipients – all aimed at the promotion of the quality of life in the municipality as a whole.
Our activities span the entire northern region of Israel, with 600 employees, who engage with 30,000 northern residents in approximately 120 communities. Northern Goals operates in collaboration with government entities such as the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Education, and more. Among our partners are philanthropic foundations, local municipalities and public social organizations.
Our mission
Life in Israel’s northern geographic periphery has its own specific challenges, such as the large dispersal of small and far-apart communities, a typically low socioeconomic status, and a highly culturally and socially diversified population.
~This complexity is often a barrier to social mobility.
Northern Goals provides tailored services with the aim of creating equal opportunities for self-realization for all the residents of the northern region.
In the two decades of our existence, Northern Goals has gained broad experience and expertise in tackling the special challenges of the northern region. We have established a wide network of partnerships with local municipalities across the region – Jewish, Arab and Druze – creating a high standard of service through investment in our human capital as a prerequisite for our enterprise. Thanks to a vast organizational infrastructure across the local municipalities in the northern region, we have the ability to replicate and expand our services swiftly and effectively wherever they are needed.
Why Northern Goals?
Operational flexibility and efficiency
Operational flexibility and efficiency – these allow organizations and municipalities to swiftly respond to changing needs, to streamline resources, to introduce new methods and experiment, to deal with uncertainty and establish trust among partners and recipients.
Development of culture and area-specific responses
Specialized collaboration with local municipalities
Servicing the Arab and Druze society
over 56% of the population of Israel’s northern region belongs to the Arab and Druze society. We see our operation within these communities as a mission and an important responsibility. The Northern Goals foundation specializes in the development and operation of cultural-sensitive social services, in collaboration with local communities, civil leadership, and welfare and community stakeholders. Thanks to our comprehensive knowledge and understanding, ongoing fieldwork, and our multicultural staff, we successfully build trust with our recipients and tailor specific solutions to create real opportunities for equitable
Training and learning procedures
with proven expertise in the mentorship and professional training for over 600 field workers, we specialize in the development and spearheading of on-the-job training, that combines professional hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools and methods and continuous learning.
Our programs
The Team
shiri
Sarig
Avi
Serach Winberg
Rinat
Noga
Suhir
Eitan
Ola
