Established in 1981, SULAM is an awarding-winning Special Education Center based in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh. Established in 1981, it pioneered an early-intervention program that provided a framework for children with special needs, aged one to three. From 3 children in 1981, today SULAM serves 250 developmentally challenged children aged 6 months to 14 yearrs in six branches. SULAM's mission is to enable children with special needs to attain the highest quality of life they are capable of achieving and to promote each child's successful integration into society. What makes SULAM unique is the variety of educational frameworks it offers, wide range of therapies provided and the individualized program specially tailored to the changing needs of each child, and the incredible warmth and devotion of its professional staff.

Established: 1981
Founder: Feiga Ernster
Registered Non-Profit Organization in Israel Number: 580165249
Number of Students: 250
Student Geographic Distribution: Jerusalem and surrounding areas including: settlements in Judea and Samaria, Kiryat Sefer, Kfar Chabad, Beit Shemesh, and Ma'ale Adumim.
Number of Alumni: 1,230
Number of Staff: 169. Includes kindergarten teachers, school teachers, assistants, tutors, paramedical therapists, staff counselors, psychologists, social workers, and administrative and maintenance workers.
Number of volunteers: 44, including 16 National Service volunteers.

Officially Recognized by:
- The Ministry of Education
- The Ministry of Labor and Welfare
- The Ministry of Health
- The National Insurance Institute
- Jerusalem Municipality
- The Beit Shemesh Municipality
- Regional Councils
- Health Funds

Annual Budget:
Operating expenses are $2,878,440.
85% of these expenses are covered by public funds,
Sulam must raise the balance of $431,766.
Expenses for construction are $1,146,789.