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Read these personal stories brought to us by social services professionals around Israel. The names of all applicants have been changed to protect individual privacy. The names of the verifying social worker and agency are real. Photographs are illustrative only.
Tomer, 26, is trying to build an independent life for himself. Tomer had a difficult childhood; he was raised, along with four siblings, by a single mother who struggled to make ends meet. Since the age of 14, Tomer has worked and contributed all of his earnings towards his family’s...
Since Ya’akov, 20, was young, he has suffered from behavioral disorders, anxiety, ADHD and outbursts of anger. It is hard for him to develop and maintain social relationships. However, he is working hard to overcome these issues. He is careful to take his medication regularly and comes promptly and consistently...
Stav, 21, is an impressive young woman. Stav was raised in a dysfunctional, abusive home. She is one of seven children, and her childhood home was filled with physical, verbal, and emotional abuse. Stav’s relationship with her mother was especially bad. At the age of 14, Stav decided to remove...
Batya, 34, and Alon, 35, are trying their hardest to raise their two-year-old twins under very difficult circumstances. Batya suffers from numerous psychological and emotional issues. She has developmental delays due to violence she experienced during her early childhood years. She was often neglected and was the victim of sexual...
Life until now has not been simple for Tamar, 19, but she is doing her best to move on. Tamar’s mother was in an abusive marriage, and the couple divorced six years ago. Tamar’s mom was left to raise six children (today ages 9-19) on her own. She works as...
Rachel, 41, and Natan, 43, work incredibly hard raising their five young children (ages 1-10). Natan is a building superintendent and learns in yeshiva. He puts in many hours of work in order to support his family. Rachel worked for a water purification company and was laid off when the...
Dana, 51, is trying her best to raise her three children on her own. Her oldest, 21, is no longer living at home but her two younger children, ages 14 and 17, do. Dana works two jobs – as a supermarket stockperson and an assistant in an after-school program. With...
Gali, 39, was physically and verbally abused by her husband for years. Twice, she and her children were moved to an emergency shelter for protection. Gali and her husband are now divorced, and she is raising their four children (ages nine months – 14) on her own. For years, Gali...
David, 23, has been hit especially hard by the Corona economic crisis. Judged a youth at risk, he lived in a boarding school from ages 4-12. At that point, he moved to his mother’s house to finish high school. They struggled financially, and David never felt that he had a...
Leah, 75, and Chaim, 76, recently left their hometown in order to move in with their son. It wasn’t an easy move, but they had no choice. Chaim has been unemployed for over 30 years due to health issues. He suffers from serious cardiac problems and receives disability payments. Leah...
Baruch and Shira, both 36, are raising five young children, ages 3-16. Baruch is currently on unpaid leave due to the Corona crisis, and Shira works as a secretary. They work hard to make ends meet, but it certainly isn’t easy. Baruch and Shira have an additional challenge. Their 12-year-old...
Four years ago, Rivka was struck with ALS, an aggressive, degenerative disease. A formerly active, energetic woman, Rivka was the family’s main wage earner. Her husband and 10 children did all they could to manage her needs during her illness and help her as she weakened. Rivka died a year...
The CORONA Relief Fund
for the benefit of individuals and families dealing with financial loss resulting from COVID-19
After consultations with our partner social workers in agencies around the country, Ten Gav has established the CORONA Relief Fund to deal with extraordinary circumstances created by the impact of the coronavirus.
Project ONWARD 2021
for the benefit of women in distress
Project ONWARD is an ongoing fund, created in order to address the needs of Israeli single mothers and young women who are attempting to overcome the challenges of poor housing conditions and inadequate resources and support. Project ONWARD funds basic needs (fridges, beds, ovens and washers), educational and vocational programs and computers that...
Project BOOST 2021
for the benefit of At-Risk Youth
Through our work with social services departments around the country we know how badly at-risk youth need our continuous support. We have therefore established Project BOOST, an ongoing fund, so that together, we can help them. The goals of Project BOOST are: To empower at risk youth to complete schooling...
Recently Funded Personal Stories
Limor, 40, was born into a difficult life. Her parents divorced when she was a toddler, she was in and out of foster homes and suffers from many intellectual and emotional limitations as a result of her troubled youth. She has never been able to earn a living and has...
Ilana, 62, suffered abuse as a child and never got over it. She, her parents, and her 11 siblings moved to Israel from Azerbaijan and the difficulty of the change led her father to lash out violently against his wife and the kids. Ilana has two adult children; she and...
Shoshana, 36, is facing difficult times. Married at a very young age, she gave birth to twins at the age of 18. This was followed by the birth of two more children. It soon became apparent that her husband was an alcoholic, and they subsequently divorced. He pays no child...
Naana came to Israel from Ethiopia when she was 12. She speaks Hebrew but health problems, including severe asthma, have kept her from working. With no regular income, she and her six children have been in dire financial straits for years. They live in public housing, where space is tight...
Natan, 24, grew up in an ultra-Orthodox home. At the age of 16, he rejected his family’s religious lifestyle and left home. As a result, his parents cut him off, both emotionally and financially. Despite his hardships, Natan finished high school and took all of his matriculation exams. He enlisted...
Chani (10) is the youngest of her parents’ 10 children. It was clear soon after she was born that her development was delayed, as she reached various milestones later than her siblings did. She started in special education at age three. Chani loves her school and particularly enjoys playing with...
Both Zoe and Asher come from troubled families and were deemed “at risk” as youths. They married young and soon started a family. Asher has been unable to hold a job, but Zoe works as a cashier. Her salary does not cover the family’s expenses (rent, food, water and electricity,...
Orna, 44, is raising her 13-year-old son on her own. Orna worked for a catering company until she lost her job because of the Corona crisis. Because her salary was very low, Orna ran up some debts, and now the bank is claiming all of her unemployment payments. This leaves...