ELIYA’s Mission
To provide educational and therapeutic programming for children in Israel up to the age of three who are blind or visually impaired and who have additional disabilities. The programming enables these young children to acquire the skills they need to thrive in a general classroom, or in the least restrictive educational environment.
Ronnie Ressner, Chairman – Friends of ELIYA-USA
Maury Friedman, Chairman Emeritus – Friends of ELIYA-USA
Jerry Krautman, Executive Director – Friends of ELIYA-USA
Iris Kronman, Executive Director - ELIYA (Israel)
Michael Segal, Resource Development – ELIYA (Israel)
Principles
ELIYA’s programming is built on the following core principals: Every child with a visual impairment, also those with additional developmental disabilities, has the right to the finest educational and rehabilitation programs available.
These children also have the right to learn; to try to succeed and even to fail like all other children. We affirm there is dignity in risk!
No child, regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin or financial circumstances will be deprived of the programming he or she needs.
ELIYA will never stand in its quest to provide the finest cutting edge programming available. ELIYA will fully research and provide long term funding for every program it develops before it opens the program for enrollment.
Friends of ELIYA-USA was incorporated as a 501.c3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization in 1999.
ELIYA’s programming is built on the following core principals: Every child with a visual impairment, also those with additional developmental disabilities, has the right to the finest educational and rehabilitation programs available.
These children also have the right to learn; to try to succeed and even to fail like all other children. We affirm there is dignity in risk!
No child, regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin or financial circumstances will be deprived of the programming he or she needs.
ELIYA will never stand in its quest to provide the finest cutting edge programming available. ELIYA will fully research and provide long term funding for every program it develops before it opens the program for enrollment.
Friends of ELIYA-USA was incorporated as a 501.c3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization in 1999.