PEF was pleased to approve four recommended grants from The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation totaling $500,000 for:

Women For Women to fund the renovation of the Haifa Shelter for Battered Women, which includes construction of security rooms, 12 residential quarters for women and their children, a kitchen, dining room, laundry room, children section, nursery, kindergarten, classrooms, family room, playground (indoor and outdoor), staff and office space, and the inclusion of security and fire alarms, intercom system and close circuit TV.

and to The Advancement of Deaf Persons in Israel to support the following programs:

Deaf Mentor Program: in this program successful deaf college students and graduates work as role models, both in group settings and individually, with deaf children and
youth. Mentors also work with the children in the area of crisis intervention, with the result that both they and the children are better equipped to cope with crisis situations,
both practically and emotionally.

Student Support Services: services provided include sign language interpreters, computer-assisted note taking, educational and legal counseling prior to and during their
studies.

The Road to Economic Independence: this program provides potential employers with workshops, lectures, ISL classes, mentoring by current employers, etc. to help encourage
them to consider hiring qualified deaf and hard of hearing applicants.

Sela Support Center: the official national facilitator of government services for the deaf and hard of hearing population; services include sign language interpreting, computer
assisted note-taking and reimbursement for the purchase of certain types of equipment.

and to support Kesher‘s fourth city of the Shemesh Parent-Network program which provides parental training and strengthens the involvement of the family in the treatment and care of their children with disabilities.

and for a grant to Disabled Now  the Movement for People with Disabilities in Israel and their Center for Independent Living (CIL), a comprehensive support center offering a variety of services.