Where and what is Kibbutz Merav, and what is its relationship to MCGH?
Kibbutz Merav is a religious community in the north of Israel, located on the Gilboa mountain range, about 25 miles south of the Sea of Galilee. Sixty families currently live on Merav, which was founded in the summer of 1982. The children of MCGH are a major priority of the kibbutz. The community has sponsored major funding efforts on their behalf, and has allocated both housing and manpower for the care of these youngsters. • Where do the children live? The young people of MCGH live in a two-story home on the kibbutz, with rooms that house one or two children each, in separate boys and girls wings, a dining area, separate meat and milk kitchens, areas for recreation and study, and an apartment for live-in National Service girls. • How old are the MCGH children? The children currently in the MCGH home are between the ages of 718. Most of them have been with the program since its inception in 1994, and have grown up in Merav. The home itself houses 10 children, from grades 1-12. • What
