ELCJHL
 Phone:
 972-2-626-6800

 FAX:
 972-2-628-5764

 ADDRESS:
 Muristan Road
 P.O. Box 14076
 Jerusalem 91140
 via Israel


How You Can Help

There are a number of ways you can support the work of ELCJHL schools and educational programs. One important and timely way is by contributing toward the tuition fees of ELCJHL students. Because of the continuing economic deterioration of Palestinian communities during the second Intifada, which began in 2000, many families who once could pay for or contribute to their children’s education can no longer give even a minimal amount. During prosperous times, tuition fees paid by students’ families provided approximately 50-60 percent of total school costs; today, fees collected from students amount to less than 40-50 percent in the ELCJHL Schools. Contributions designated to compensate for this loss of funds are very important to local needy families and to the continued functioning of the ELCJHL Schools today.

The strategic plan of the educational ministry of the ELCJHL includes as its ninth goal financial self-sustainability with five years. Because the schools’ largest budget items deal with fixed and continuing expenses like salaries, this will be achieved by careful attention to hiring and retirement policies and equalizing tuition fees among the grade levels and schools.

The best way to support an ELCJHL student is to contribute directly to the ELCJHL Schools scholarship fund, a pool from which scholarship committees in each ELCJHL School can draw. Through an established application process within each school, families of students receive tuition fee exemptions in varying amounts based on their financial situation and expected tuition contribution. Your contribution to the scholarship fund allows the ELCJHL Schools to grant exemptions to a greater number of families in need; in many cases, these exemptions enable a family to continue sending their child to an ELCJHL School.

Support the ELCJHL Schools Scholarship/Sponsorship Fund:

FOR THOSE IN THE U.S. AND CANADA:

Contact:
Rev. Twila Schock, director for Global Mission Support (Missionary Sponsorship/Global Gifts)
Global Mission and Development Services Unit
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631
Phone: 773-380-2641
Fax: 773-380-2410
E-mail: Rev. Twila Schock (twila.schock@elca.org)

FOR THOSE IN ALL OTHER COUNTRIES:

Contact:
Dr. Charlie D. Haddad, Director of Education
ELCJHL Schools and Educational Programs
P.O. Box 14076 – Old City
Jerusalem 91140
via Israel
Phone: +972-2-626-6865
Fax: +972-2-626-6857
E-mail:  Dr. Charlie Haddad (chaddad@elcjhl.org)

Support Specific Projects and Programs

Despite the challenges of working under the present situation, ELCJHL schools and educational programs continue to develop educational programs and facilities to meet the needs of our students. Some of the projects/programs and initiatives planned or currently underway in the ELCJHL schools that could use your support are very briefly described below:

Please contact Dr. Charlie Haddad (chaddad@elcjhl.org) for more details and information on how you can support any of these projects or for additional opportunities to assist in the educational work of the ELCJHL.