
All He Needs is Love
As a child Abbad grew up with a very abusive father. His mother, the only supportive and dominant figure in this life, died of cancer when he was only 16.
House of Grace is a rehabilitation facility for all prisoners regardless of their religious or ethnic background. Christian, Muslim, and Druze prisoners live under the same roof. It is the only rehabilitation facility for newly Arab prisoners in Israel.
Recently and due to the political instability, governmental funding has been reduced and the rehabilitation center is threatened to be excluded from the governmental funding list, because of its politically neutral stand. Half of all expenses of the House of Grace have to funded through donations.
Out of the 10,650 incarcerated men that were located in 22 prisons around the country, Arabs account for up to 46% of these prisoners. The percentage of Arabs in Israeli society however is only 20% (Statistic of the Agency for Rehabilitation Israel).
Since 1982, the House of Grace has provided a place in the rehabilitation center for over 1.000 prisoners. They were supported to facilitate their reintegration into society. The program is successful and its impact is reflected in the low recidivism rate of less than 40% of those prisoners, that have undergone our program (1 year after their completion and release from the House of Grace).
By working with prisoners, House of Grace aspires to encourage personal responsibility, enable individual transformation, and catalyze broader social change through empowerment projects that begin on the individual and communal level.
As a child Abbad grew up with a very abusive father. His mother, the only supportive and dominant figure in this life, died of cancer when he was only 16.
Some of my first memories take place in the House of Grace. I was born and raised within the house. I played and grew with the many individuals that would
Haunted by drug addiction from a very young age, and facing the prospect of a life in institutions without seeing his young son grow up, Mohammed decided to change his