Community Resilience
Lachish Regional Community Center
Field: Welfare, Employment and Community
FY26 allocation: $50,000
2nd Year
Location: Lachish
// About the Organization
The Lachish Regional Community Center serves as the heart of the communities in the council and the source of connection between them, working to empower them and strengthen their sense of belonging.
// Project Description
The Community Resilience program consists of training both the staff working in the municipality and the community center, as well as the residents from the different communities.
There will be two training sessions for the staff in the municipality and community center who work directly with the different communities and four meetings for community activists from the eight participating localities, focused on peer learning, dialogue and providing tools for social involvement and personal responsibility.
In addition, there will be four training programs for the four new communities joining the initiative.
Throughout the program there will be ongoing support and guidance for all the communities.
as well as a municipality- community staff meeting for the communities participating in the program.
At the end of the program there will be a conference to present the different projects and conclude the training process for participating communities.
Four community initiatives for four selected communities will be chosen as part of the program.
// Project Goals
The goal of the program is to strengthen the sense of security and community resilience among communities coping with those challenges, by expanding the collaboration with the relevant municipal departments.
The program will provide volunteers from the communities with tools that will motivate, engage and develop a shared social framework of values and actions, while implementing community based programs and enhancing the communication between the residents and the municipality.
The program will strengthen trust, mutual responsibility, connections and a sense of belonging.
// Target Population
The target poulation consists of municipal employees, residents from the four communities already participating in the program and representatives from the four most recent selected communities.
Approximately 100 participants are expected to take part in the training and program activities.
Approximately 120 participants are expected to take part in the community initiatives
The indirect circles of impact include the broader communities of the participating localities, who will benefit from the community initiatives.
// Outcomes
In the short term, the program will provide residents and municipal staff with practical tools to identify shared community challenges and develop solutions.
Long-term outcomes include:
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Stronger relationships and collaboration regarding shared goals and joint problem-solving, laying the groundwork for trust and mutual responsibility within the community.
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Stronger municipality–resident relationships.
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Stronger connections among the different communities.
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Sustainable infrastructure within the municipality and among residents to support future independent work in social entrepreneurship and community resilience.
// Project Timeline
July -August: Writing the annual work plan and action frameworks, publishing a call for proposals for all communities in the region, recruiting four new communities and continuing the launch and implementation of the ongoing community projects.
September–March: Training sessions for staff and communities, ongoing support for communities throughout their community development processes.
January: Municipality–community meeting for participating communities.
March: Project presentation conference.
April–June: Implementing the four new initiatives developed within the program.
June: A summary meeting of the program for the communities that participated.
// Budget Sustainability
As part of the ongoing activities, participants of the program will meet and become familiar with the different municipal professionals who will serve as the long-term contacts for consultation and support.
The program will also promote work practices among municipal employees that encourage public participation and strengthen municipality- resident relations.
In addition, a peer-learning forum and enrichment meetings will be held to provide participants with practical tools that will support their continued community involvement in the long term, while fostering partnerships, sharing knowledge and learning from the participants’ experience.
All of these will help the communities and the municipality sustain the program’s outcomes even after its conclusion.
The regional council is working with government ministries to secure additional funding for strengthening community resilience and community safety.
If no additional funding is secured, the scope of the training programs and the educational study tour will be reduced.
// Project establishment status
The program is currently operating in the Lachish Regional Council.