Capital Projects

BUILD WITH US & BUILD BETTER LIVES FOR ISRAEL’S WOMEN

Beit Ruth began as a shelter for 12 girls in a rented youth hostel. Through the visionary leadership and commitment of our founders, Susan (z”l) and Michael Ashner, and Beit Ruth’s devoted community of champions and partners, the Beit Ruth Village has continued to grow and is now home to 75 residents in a given year — healing, learning and building better lives in our five nurturing home-like residences and on-site school on four acres with flowering gardens, covered patios, a physical fitness center, vocational learning facilities and more.

In 2022, Beit Ruth completed construction on houses four and five, bringing us more than halfway toward our long-term plan of eight houses in the Village to provide onsite comprehensive care and education to approximately 120 girls in a year.

Each two-story, modern residential house includes five bedrooms, rooms for overnight House Counselors, a Social Worker’s office, communal living room, laundry room and bathrooms, a state-of-the-art safe room, dining area and spacious kitchen as well as tranquil outdoor living space.

Every new home within the Beit Ruth Village widens our safety net, ensuring more girls are not living on the streets or within abusive families. As we grow, more girls will receive the critical therapeutic care, quality education and opportunities to develop career and life skills to thrive emotionally, socially, academically and financially — thereby breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect for themselves and future generations and enabling them to contribute to the strength and future of Israel.

Today, Beit Ruth is at capacity. In the wake of October 7, the needs and numbers of girls and young women facing physical, emotional, and sexual violence have surged. The need for Beit Ruth’s transformative, trauma-informed care and education has never been higher. We now look to our next phase of Capital Growth to meet this moment of national resilience.

This next chapter in Beit Ruth’s Capital Growth is currently slated to include Residences #6 and #7, a Student Union, and a house for Shinshiniot, National Service volunteers who spend a year supporting our Village residents and professional team in their transformative work.

With ongoing investments from our friends and supporters, we will continue to make operational, capital, and programmatic strides that will increase our impact in saving and transforming the lives of vulnerable and at-risk girls now and for the future in Israel. We invite you to embark on this with us.

To learn more about our Capital Projects and Naming Opportunities, please contact Danielle Burenstein at danielleb@beitruth.com or 516-822-0074.