The senior officials joined Seeach Sod's staff as they toured various hall venues and watched the work of the employees with special needs.

Seeach Sod's Yecholot employment program provides employment services for adults with disabilities on all levels of functioning.  One of the unique programs is the vocational training and placement in industrial professions. Program participants are employed in groups and, guided by a counselor, perform various jobs for an adjusted salary.

After a long year of Coronavirus lockdowns, and following increased cooperation between Seeach Sod and different industrial businesses, in May 20 the Ministry of Welfare officials decided to visit a number of party venues in Jerusalem to see the groups' work first-hand. They watched the employees prepare the halls for the night's events, and learned how each member's personal IEP is devised and implemented so that members are not only busily employed but continue to advance and gain new skills within their daily work at their jobs.

CEO of Seeach Sod Rabbi Shimon Levy thanked the officials and said, "The fact that you chose to conduct the tour here displays your trust – which is completely mutual… With the kind of close cooperation that the [Welfare] Minstry and Seeach Sod practice all year long, we can advance our members and develop their professional skills."

An especially poignant moment took place when Tzvi, owner of one of the halls, described the benefits that his business enjoys from the employees' work. "Whenever I know that Seeach Sod is going to be preparing the hall, I'm calm because I know that the team and their staff take responsibility. The social interaction [with them] no doubt also benefits my [regular] team, which numbers dozens of workers."

As Mr. Gideon Shalom, head of the Disability Administration at the Welfare Ministry, put it, "Your team is just amazing. They do excellent work and that's clearly evident."

Mrs. Einat Shalhav-Doron, National Supervisor, added, "Throughout the tour we could sense the professional language that the entire staff here speaks, and their concern for every member of the program."