Does the MCGH receive any financial assistance from the government?
The government provides a minimum stipend for the very basic needs of each child. In addition, we provide supplemental services and equipment to the children, to aid them as they grow and mature within the MCGH framework. • What are the current private funding needs? As the MCGH children get older, the funding needs become more demanding. At present, funds are needed to help pay for clothing, psychological counseling, meetings with social workers, and tuition for private religious schools. • What type of staff does the program have? From day one, the joint MCGH program directors Irit Zucker and Yitz Feigenbaum have worked with the children of the group home, serving as surrogate parents, teachers, guides, and friends. In addition, there are always two National Service girls who work exclusively with the group and live at the MCGH home, often staying for a full two-year term of service. • Do the children have any responsibilities in the MCGH household, or on the kibbutz in general? The
