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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.
Alma, 33, is raising Raya, her 13-year-old daughter, on her own. Alma has not heard from Raya’s father in years, and he does not pay any child support. Alma, who suffers from Crone’s disease, works as an aide to the elderly, a job that pays below the minimum wage. Alma...
Genya, 46, is divorced and has four children, ages 10-27. She is no longer in contact with her ex-husband or the father of her two younger children. The family has been known to social services for many years due to emotional challenges and dire financial circumstances. At the moment, Genya...
Hannah, 23, is a very impressive young woman. Hannah and her five siblings grew up with a violent, abusive father and a withdrawn, passive mother. As the children grew up, they learned to support themselves and each other. Over the years, Hannah has worked various jobs, including babysitting and waitressing,...
Shoshana, 52, and Nissan, 61, are parents to eight children. The couple moved to Israel from Ethiopia around 30 years ago. Nissan is on full disability and Shoshana works as an aide to the elderly. While they do their best to make ends meet, they struggle financially. To add to...
Danya’s story is not an easy one to hear. Danya grew up in Russia. When her father died, her mother was left to raise her 8 children alone. Danya never received any formal schooling and was forced to help support her family from a young age. In 1992, Danya moved...
Tom, 46, is trying his hardest to support himself and his four sons, ages 11-17. Seven years ago, Tom’s wife left him for another man. After some time, it was agreed that Tom would have custody of the boys, while his wife took custody of their two daughters, ages 18...
Irina, 61, is living a sad and lonely life. She suffers from various physical ailments and has undergone a number of strokes which have left her partially paralyzed. She has diabetes and also suffers from depression and anxiety. For years, Irina spent most of her time caring for her elderly...
or years, Liba, 57, worked as the manager of a clothing store. The stress of the job, however, caused her health problems and she had to quit. After two years of rehabilitation, Liba started looking for a new position. She had to find a job that paid enough for her...
Elsa, 34, is facing difficult times. Divorced, she is raising three children, ages 2-15, on her own. Elsa’s ex-husband has no contact with the family and pays no child support. Until recently, Elsa worked as an aide to the elderly. In June, she had to take sick leave due to...
Nofar, 38, and Shai, 39, immigrated from Russia six years ago. They have five children, ages 12-2. It hasn’t been easy for Nofar and Shai to adjust, though they have received help from the Ministry of Absorption and from various non-profit organizations. The family is struggling financially. Shai, who was...
Natan, 20, is an impressive young man. Both of Natan’s parents have been quite ill for many years, and the family is financially unstable. As he neared his army induction date, Natan reached out to a non-profit organization that helps young people in need navigate the army process. Natan enlisted...
Batya and Noah have three young children, ages 2-8. Noah is violent and the couple does not communicate well; currently, they are separated. Batya, 30, was a teacher until the Corona virus closed schools, and she was laid off. Noah is unable to work because of emotional issues and receives...
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 2020
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 2020
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
Alma is 93. She moved from the Ukraine to Israel 18 years ago with her daughter, Sonya, 60, but neither speaks Hebrew well. Although they live in great need and have no outside support, relying solely on social security payments, they are not in regular contact with social services because...
Recently, nine-year old Gaby’s behavior has changed. Always quiet and reserved, she ripped the pages out of a book and sometimes lies on her classroom floor without a word or movement. When her team lost a game, she blamed herself to an extent that was out of scale. Gaby’s concerned...
Yaffa and Eli are an elderly couple who are very poor. They live off of their government pension only, which mainly goes directly to rent. Their children are rarely in touch and help out occasionally but not financially. The couple’s oven is broken and barely works, which makes cooking and...
The Levi family faces an on-going struggle with economic, emotional, and medical issues. Yona Levi, 41, suffers from such frequent and overwhelming bouts of depression that it has become impossible for her to work. Shaul, 47, had to close his business and, while he is working part-time and looking for...
Shlomit and Reuven were both born in Ethiopia. They arrived in Israel separately, met, married and had two children (2.5, 6.5). For nine years, Shlomit worked at a factory and two years ago, she began a job in informal education. Reuven works in quality control. The couple’s six-and-a-half year old...
Six years ago, a fall in a bus left Adi badly injured and traumatized. Since then she has been confined to a wheelchair and cannot tend to even her basic needs. Despite her limitations, Adi does her best to take care of her children (ages 13 and 9), to stay...
Irina, 24, moved to Israel with her parents when she was 16. A year later, she moved out of their home and has lived on her own since then. She is no longer in contact with her parents. Irina has supported herself with various jobs over the years but because...
After the birth of her sixth child, four months ago, Carmella, 39, sank into such serious post-partum depression that she had to be hospitalized. This threw her family into crisis. The new baby daughter and her older sister went to live with an aunt, but Carmella’s husband, Caleb, 46, has...