One continuum. From age 14 to 26.

A social and technological infrastructure for creating social mobility, from high school to age 26

Hopa supports teens and young adults at risk of dropping out and disconnecting, in full partnership with schools and local authorities. We identify early those who are starting to drift away, match every student and graduate with a precise response from hundreds of programs, and stay by their side all the way, from high school to age 26, through life's biggest transitions, until independence and an employment horizon for every single one.

Hopa
The 4 components of the Hopa model

For the students and alumni programs

Hopa CoordinatorPart of the school staff. Personal attention, a watchful eye, one address that always answers. The support builds on the sense of belonging and trust the school has created with each student and young adult.
A Major Services WebsiteConnects every young person to the exact program for them, through personal matching. Over 600 services, translated into Arabic and English. Built on existing resources, with the goal of using the forces already working on the ground.www.hopa.org.il
SOS BudgetA budget given to the school, to the principal and the coordinator, for situations that call for rapid intervention. For the moments that cannot wait.
Technology SystemMapping, measurement and matching: seeing every single one in real time, and connecting every student and graduate to personally matched services from the Hopa website.
14–18Inside the school
18–26The alumni
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Seeing everyoneAn interactive survey sent to parents, students and homeroom teachers three times a year. Built after research and learning with school principals about what to ask in order to get a broad picture, and to let the smart technology system locate suitable services around the school: local authorities, welfare services, young adult centers and more. Alongside the survey, the Hopa coordinator, who is part of the school staff, works with technological tools, the services database and the traffic light method, and her daily involvement enables proactive support, before risk situations arise.
1
Starting in 12th gradeEven before graduation, the alumni program enters the picture:
  • Introducing the alumni program
  • A mapping survey for 12th graders to identify risk situations, needs and problems
  • Mapping before military enlistment
  • Encouraging pre-military academies
  • Encouraging meaningful roles in the IDF
  • Giving schools accessible information on programs for 12th graders
2
The traffic light turns onGreen, orange, red: we spot who is starting to fall, the moment it happens. Daily communication with the school staff enables proactive support, before reaching risk situations.
Doing well47
57% of students
Keep watching30
37% of students
Needs attention5
6% of students
A live snapshot from a school in the program: 82 students answered the survey
2
No goodbyes in 12th gradeOn graduation day, every graduate joins the alumni database. The alumni coordinator keeps supporting the young adults through army service, until discharge and beyond: through belonging, personal attention, and the technology system that helps them manage and reach the alumni.
3
Matching a responseNot a generic solution, but a precise response for this specific student, from the database or through the SOS budget.
Student · 7th grade Needs attention
Doesn't like coming to schoolDoesn't feel socially comfortableUncomfortable approaching staff
The system suggests services from the Hopa catalog:
Achim GdolimYedidimPerachSela
3
A living connection on WhatsAppBirthday, enlistment, discharge: Hopa is there at every junction, automatically and personally.
4
Staying closeThe coordinator supports, the system tracks, until the traffic light turns green again.
Student no. 777
Emotional gap
High
Academic gap
Medium
Social gap
Low
System recommendations:
A personal talk with the coordinator Emotional support from the database Personal mentoring
4
Asking for realA short mapping survey built as a pleasant, friendly conversation. Not another form.
Some of the questions we ask:
What's going on with you these days? Army, work, studies or something else?
What would you like help with? Employment, studies, scholarships, emotional support, money
How do you feel about your current direction?
At the end of the survey every graduate receives 3–5 personally matched services with contact details, and of course the coordinator gets the full picture and takes it from there.
View the survey: bogrim.hopa.org.il
5
Closing the circleThe traffic light returns to green, and each student's full picture continues with them through 12th grade, straight into the alumni program.
5
Connecting and supportingThrough Hopa's large services website: over 600 programs and services from local authorities, the Ministry of Welfare, nonprofits and more. The goal: not to create more of the same, but simply to expose young adults to the services that fit them. To the services website: www.hopa.org.il
The goal: staying to the end 🎓12 years of school. A vocational certificate or matriculation.
The goal: creating social mobility 🚀Through employment, training, studies and guidance toward scholarships.
Questions and answers
Who is the program for?At-risk youth and young adults ages 14–26. Students inside school, and alumni in the army, in studies and at work.
How many schools does Hopa have?Hopa began operating in an organized way two years ago, with three schools. Today we have 28 schools across Israel and 2,500 young adults ages 18–26.
Which schools do we work with?Schools from Israel's geographic and social periphery, operated by the Ministry of Labor or the Machat network, characterized by work with at-risk youth. This year two comprehensive high schools joined as well, Mevo'ot HaHermon and Hatzor HaGlilit.
Under which nonprofit does Hopa operate?Hopa currently operates under the Alumot nonprofit. In recent months we have been working on establishing an independent nonprofit under the Hopa name.
How is Hopa different from other programs?Hopa does not create more of the same. It connects young people to over 600 services that already exist: local authorities, the Ministry of Welfare, nonprofits and more. Hopa operates as a social startup, uses a technology system, and together with the schools builds a school ecosystem that draws on existing programs and services.
What happens at age 18?Nothing stops. Already in 12th grade there is an orderly transition to the alumni program, and we continue supporting the students on their path as young adults, with continuous support until age 26.
Is there measurement and evaluation?Yes, all the time. Thanks to the technology system, measurement happens continuously. We can see how each young person is doing, where they are, which program or service they signed up for, and more.
Program budgetThe full program for ages 14–26 costs 137,500 NIS per year per school. The 14–18 track alone costs 93,500 NIS, and the 18–26 track alone costs 60,500 NIS.
Contact us
Liron GolanCEO+972-50-267-1012 Bracha BachPartnerships Manager+972-50-833-1926
Hopa's radar model for identifying risk situations among youth and young adults
600+services in the database 28partner schools 2,500young adults
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