HELPING JEWISH COMMUNITIES BECOME MORE INCLUSIVE
One in five. That’s the number of people with disabilities in the United States today. Matan enables Jewish professionals, communities and families to create and sustain inclusive settings in educational, communal and spiritual aspects of Jewish life.
MATAN TEEN CURRICULUM
The Matan Institute for Teens is a program designed to teach congregational school madrichim (teen assistants) about inclusion, and help them fill a critical role in the most effective way possible.
15%-20%
children/youth ages 3-21 have a diagnosed learning disability
1 in 54
children in the United States have an Autism Spectrum Disorder
200,000
students in the Jewish community with special needs
1 in 5
Americans live with a mental health condition
Summer 2020
We hope you are safe, healthy and well during this time.
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