Stephanie Cohen – Volunteering

Stephanie also managed, for many years, the volunteering activity in GKH law office. Her activity was mainly assisting the Tel Aviv municipality family club for children at risk in Yad Eliyahu neighbourhood. Instead of moving the children out of their homes, the club acts as a substitute home and operates from after school hours until 7 pm five days a week. The children receive hot meals, enriching education, help in doing homework and more. Stephanie was active in several areas: Firstly, helping the kids do their Math and English homework, Secondly, recruiting office employees and managing their roster in the club, and also raising money to be allocated in the law office’s yearly budget to be used in addition to Tel Aviv Municipality funds. The office funds were used for trips, educational shows, improving the physical conditions in the club and bringing the kids to the law office for Purim parties and other celebrations.

Stephanie was also a member of the office’s editorial monthly bulletin, “GKH TIMES”. In this capacity, she wrote and published articles about her and the office’s volunteering activities in the club (plus various other issues).  Some of the Bulletins are located further down.

Stephanie’s volunteering activity started in 2004 until 2020. She retired in 2013 but continued to be active in the club. She went to the club on her initiative and free time until 2020 (when the COVID pandemic broke out). During that time, she succeeded in acquiring additional funding for the club by “pulling strings” in GKH law office even though she already retired from the office.