It’s a sad fact, but as Ira Riklis knows there are at-risk children to be found in every nation. That’s one reason he’s happy to be a supporter of Emunah Bet Elazraki Children’s Home in Israel. The home is, well, Home to more than 200 boys and girls ranging in age from infants to 18 live. All are defined as “children at risk” and have been referred to the home by the Ministry of Labor and Welfare.
These children come from families suffering from economic, health and social distress which make in impossible for them to provide their children with even the most basic needs or to provide them with the tools and skills they need to grow into well-integrated, functioning adults. Ira Riklis became a supporter a number of years back when, during a visit to attend the Bar Mitzvah of the son of some good friends. What he saw impressed him. The children not only received a quality education, guidance, counseling and support, they were surrounded by love and treated as part of an extended family.