þÿ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Shalva</title> <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <div id="band-top"></div> <div id="toplinks"> <a href="index.html">HOME</a><a href="about.html">ABOUT FULL HOUSE</a><a href="shalva.html">SHALVA</a><a href="register.php">REGISTER ONLINE</a><a href="gallery.html">GALLERY</a> </div> <div id="transition"> <div align="center"><img src="images/transition-badge.jpg" alt="Shalva Logo" /></div> </div> <div id="contentlinks"> </div> <div id="maincontent"> <table width="650" height="100%" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td height="100%"> <h3><strong>Shalva: The Association for Mentally and Physically Challenged Children</strong><br /> Shalva was founded on the premise that mentally and physically challenged children are not just the responsibility of the families to which they were born. "Heaven s very special children," and their families, need and deserve the support of the extended community to be part of society and not apart.</h3> <h3>Shalva, which means peace of mind, tranquility, gives the mentally challenged a chance to play their special role in this world. Shalva enables parents to cope with the incessant pressures of caring for a severely challenged child, and to experience the joy and satisfaction of raising their exceptional child at home. With its dedicated staff of professional educators and therapists, and augmented by trained volunteers, Shalva provides top notch programs for hundreds of special needs children from the entire spectrum of Israeli society.</h3> <h3><strong>A Unique Model for Religious and Cultural Tolerance</strong><br /> Shalva has become a unique model for religious and cultural tolerance and dialogue as Jewish, Christian and Muslim families have bonded together to care for their special children under the auspices of Shalva. In a conflict-ridden part of the world, we often overlook vital social services to the tragic detriment of the children that rely on them. Shalva is more than a special needs association in Israel, it is a model association in the Middle East that brings parents from dramatically different lives and ideals to champion the development of their special children.</h3> <h3><strong>Therapies Include</strong></h3> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="15"> <tr> <td><h3>Art Therapy<br /> Baby Therapy<br /> Dance Therapy<br /> Occupational Therapy </h3></td> <td><h3>Physiotherapy<br /> Psychodrama<br /> Pet Therapy<br /> Computer Therapy</h3></td> <td><h3>Hydrotherapy<br /> Home Economics<br /> and much much more...</h3></td> </tr> </table> <h3>Shalva's operations in Israel have achieved ISO 9001/2000 recognition and certification for compliance with the highest international standards of quality management. Shalva is the first Israeli organization of its kind to attain this status.</h3> <h3 align="center"> For more information, visit us online at <a href="http://www.shalva.org" target="_blank">www.shalva.org</a>.</h3> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="band-bottom"></div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5204515-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); </script> </body> </html>