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Yeladim - Fair Chance for Children Education Program

Simple tools for everyday life. A strong emotional foundation for a secure future

“At first, I didn’t want to talk. Why would I tell my counselor anything? But then we did an activity about emotions, and I realized I didn’t even know how to name what I was feeling. It was like someone turned on the light for me.”
R., 13

Children and teens in residential care often carry complex life experiences. Some struggle to trust. Some find it hard to regulate their emotions. Others have simply never learned what calm dialogue looks like, how to ask for help, or how to make decisions that protect them.
Yeladim’s SEL & Life Skills Program was created to meet exactly this need. It brings practical, accessible content into residential settings – helping children understand themselves, build confidence, and develop the essential skills needed for healthy, independent lives.

What Is SEL and What Do Participants Learn?

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is an internationally recognized educational model built on five core skills: self-awareness, emotional regulation, social awareness, interpersonal communication, and responsible decision-making.
In residential care, this model becomes more than theory – it becomes a life tool.
It gives children a language for emotions, helps them recognize emotional overwhelm, strengthen relationships, and respond thoughtfully instead of reacting from fear.

How It Works in Practice?

1. Weekly Group Activities – Ready-to-use sessions for counselors and educators, including group dynamics, emotional conversations, discussions about boundaries, and friendship-building skills. Each activity is designed so staff can open the guide and lead it immediately.

2. In-Depth Workshops for Teens – Structured processes on identity, belonging, decision-making, relationships, peer pressure, gender, self-image, and trauma.

3. Practical Daily Resilience Tools – Short, adaptable content for difficult days, evening gatherings, one-on-one conversations, or spontaneous activities. Breathing exercises, emotional identification tools, confidence-building practices, and communication skills.

4. Independence Skills (Ages 15-18) – From responsible decision-making to everyday life skills: money management, time management, friendships, anger regulation, personal responsibility, and building healthy routines.

What This Gives Children and Teens

The ability to understand what they are feeling and why

The ability to understand

what they are feeling and why

Tools to regulate

overwhelm, anger, and loneliness

Emotional language

that supports dialogue with peers and staff

Greater self-worth

and confidence

Practical skills

for life beyond residential care

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