Amigour Public Housing Facilities
Securing the future of Israel’s high-Risk Population
A donation of US$6000 enables one homeless family to live in one of Amigour’s public housing facilities for one year.
Rena is a single mother with 3 children. Working 9 hours a day as a supermarket cashier, she barely brings home enough money to feed her children and pay the rent. Her children were ashamed to bring their friends home to the run-down two-room apartment in which they lived.
Pavlov is a lone immigrant soldier who yearned for his parents to come to Israel. When both of them passed away within the space of one year, Pavlov found himself completely alone in Israel, unable to afford to put a roof over his head.
Ilan came to Israel in his late 60’s. With sparse financial means, no understanding of the language and no job opportunities, he was faced with the pressing need to find a home for himself. With the money given to him by the National Insurance Institute he could barely find a room in a downtrodden neighborhood.
The live of Rina, Pavlov an Ilan have all been changed by the Amigour Housing Management Company. With the absence of low-rent housing in Israel, Amigour is Israel’s leading operator of public and sheltered housing facilities, providing vulnerable populations with affordable housing solutions. Amigour currently operates approximately 22.000 rental apartments of 70.000 tenants – new immigrants, veteran Israelis, single parents, young couples and elderly – in 23 locations throughout Israel, plus an additional 8,000 rental units that are owned by the Israel government.
Housing for the Needy
From Kiryat Shemona in the north, to Mitzpe Ramon in the south, Amigour’s activities center on managing and maintaining public and sheltered housing, rent collection, sales, zxocial affairs and community work and building projects for sheltered housing. A majority of the beneficiaries of Amigour’s services are new olim, both young and old.
In addition to building and maintaining public an sheltered housing, Amigour’s Social Affairs Division operates an extensive network of activities that include establishing and running house committees and resident’s meetings and organizing residents tot take an active part in maintaining their facilities. Amigour provides social services for new immigrants that include Hebrew classes, enrichment courses and activities that help them to adjust to their new life in Israel. The services a re carried out in conjunction with community centers, schools, soldiers and community volunteers, bringing Amigour residents into the community.
The low-income populations assisted by Amigour consist of people who are striving to live with dignity and pride, but often are unable to rise above the poverty line. Amigour gives them the opportunity to live in clean, renovated apartment that are well-cared for and maintained . Open areas consist of gardens and green spaces to give residents a feeling of well-being.
Amigour has built a model for public and sheltered housing and social management that is stemming the tide of homelessness and providing people with the basic human need of shelter.
