The Leo Baeck Community Center, founded in 1978, serves 35,000 households in Western Haifa through its 11 satellite social outreach branches. In addition to recreational and sports facilities available to the Allan Offman Sports Centre's 3,000 members, a wide range of educational, cultural, and social activities are provided to all sectors of Haifa's diverse population.
The Center, which has 35% Arab membership, is an inclusive organization, committed to the well being of Israeli society. Its wide variety of leadership and empowerment programming is tailored to promoting Arab-Jewish coexistence, improving the opportunities of children and youth at risk to succeed, advancing the status and integration of the Ethiopian community, supporting the elderly, and breaking down the barriers that divide Israeli society.
Social outreach at the Leo Baeck Community Center includes:
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Beit Yitzhak Early Childhood Educational, Developmental & Parenting Center serving Ethiopian and new immigrant and native Israeli families in distress
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Beit Hakehilah – serving the struggling Ethiopian community of western Haifa
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University Leadership Training Program (ULTP) - for Ethiopian students
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Mercaz Ruth – creating opportunities for local and new immigrant youth at risk
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The Clore Neighbourhood Centre – an Arab-Jewish community center
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Early Childhood Learning Center for Arab Children at Risk
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Kiryat Sprinzak Clubhouse – after school care center for children at risk
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After School Care & Learning Centers for Arab & Jewish children at risk
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Beit-El Center for the elderly
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Special Needs Programming – for hundreds of children & adults
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Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
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Subsidized On-Site Summer Camp open to all local children
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Arab-Jewish Summer Camp for 100 Haifa Children
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Multicultural Holiday Celebrations
