About Nitzan Association
Nitzan Association (operating as a registered non-profit) is Israel’s largest and leading organization for advancing children and adults with learning disabilities, ADHD, and adjustment and functioning difficulties.
The Association was established in 1964 by parents and volunteers with the goal of identifying, diagnosing, treating, and advancing this population.
The Association is managed by a chairperson and board members, including branch representatives and volunteer community members. Each branch has a management committee, operating on a volunteer basis, headed by a chairperson along with a branch director and professionals in the fields of learning disabilities, assessment, treatment, and parental support.
Nitzan Association has been granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in recognition of its professional contribution to the educational field in Israel and its activities in various countries, promoting the emotional and social aspects of parents, teachers, and children.
Thanks to the organization’s many years of activity, thousands of students and adults have received diagnosis and treatment, thereby opening the door to success and integration into society. Due to this activity, the State of Israel is today considered one of the most advanced countries in the world on this issue.
Our Branches
Nitzan Association operates through branches spread across the country, where thousands of children and adults with learning disabilities and adjustment and functioning difficulties are treated each year. They receive responses to their unique needs at all stages of life through various services: educational and psychological assessments, psychological treatments, para-medical therapies, rehabilitation toward independent living in the areas of society and employment, and more.
Our Activities
The Association’s activities over the years have led to increased awareness in the field of learning disabilities, the need for early diagnosis, remedial teaching, empowering emotional support, and preparation of parents and families for effective coping. In addition, the Association advocates for this population before government ministries, the Knesset, higher education institutions, represents children in eligibility and characterization committees and appeals committees, and actively participates wherever the right to equal opportunity is compromised.
Nitzan Association accompanies children and adults with learning disabilities, ADHD, and adjustment and functioning difficulties throughout the life cycle, from kindergarten age through integration into the workforce.
At Kindergarten Age
In Elementary School
When difficulties arise in acquiring reading, writing, or math skills, or with attention and organization, the need for comprehensive diagnosis and mapping emerges.
Nitzan Association offers a range of professional assessments—educational, psychological, psycho-educational, and screenings for identifying ADHD.
Following diagnosis, a personalized treatment plan is developed that includes remedial teaching in reading, writing, English, and mathematics.
In High School
Academic demands increase, and consequently, the need for accommodation in learning and testing methods grows.
Nitzan branches provide comprehensive support to students through private and group lessons, courses to teach learning strategies, and professional guidance in preparing for matriculation exams.
The tailored support enables them to successfully meet academic challenges and realize their potential.
Areas of activity
Counseling, Guidance, and Parent Coaching
Multidisciplinary Expert Center
Professional Training
Developing Social Skills Among Children and Adolescents
Adults with Learning Disabilities and Adjustment and Functioning Difficulties
Nitzan Association specializes in providing rehabilitation services in the areas of employment, housing, and leisure, based on a unique model and innovative approach developed by the Association for the adult population in Israel with learning disabilities and adjustment and functioning difficulties. The model is based on the aspiration to tailor for each adult a rehabilitation program aimed at realizing their personal, occupational, and social potential in a supportive and rewarding rehabilitation environment.
The Association offers residential rehabilitation frameworks in a continuum of housing options across the country funded by the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Welfare, as well as a unique project funded by the Rehabilitation Department of the National Insurance Institute. The frameworks operate in the cities of: Kfar Saba-Ra'anana, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Modi'in, Petah Tikva, and Rehovot. In addition, social clubs operate within the Association framework, intended for adults with learning disabilities and adjustment and functioning difficulties who need social and cultural activities within a supportive social framework.
Ofra Elul
Chairperson of Nitzan
Maly Danino
CEO of Nitzan
“Nitzan Association will be a central national organization for providing help, treatment, and supplementary education to the population with learning disabilities, everywhere in Israel, in order to ensure their rehabilitation, future, and status, and to guarantee them an adequate quality of life, with the goal of reaching every child with learning disabilities in the country” (from the Association’s bylaws, 2001). In its vision, the Association saw then, as it does today, individuals with learning disabilities integrating into all spheres of life and fulfilling their inherent potential. To realize its vision in practice, the Association has acted and continues its efforts in the present, promoting awareness and knowledge among parents, teachers, and professionals, all to ensure that the issue of learning disabilities remains on the national agenda among decision-makers and the relevant authorities.
Nitzan Association works diligently to preserve and advance the status of individuals with learning disabilities in the State of Israel and their right to equal opportunity. Therefore, the Association will continue in the coming years to develop standards for diagnosis and treatment for the community of assessors and practitioners in the country, based on the knowledge and experience accumulated over the years, which serves today as a cornerstone for all who work in the field.
