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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.
Ela and Moshe don’t have an easy life. Neither of them work, and they are raising four young children, ages 8-1. Moshe is a diagnosed schizophrenic. His condition makes it impossible for him to hold down a job. To make matters worse, the side effects from his medications are debilitating. He...
Fanny and Ivan Petrov immigrated to Israel from Russia six years ago with their two children. Both of them had professional positions in Russia but unfortunately, neither of their skill sets could be put to use here. That didn’t stop them though. Ivan took a full-time job as a factory...
In the past, Chaya, 32, worked as a cleaner, but her current emotional and mental state has made that impossible. Instead, about a year ago, Chaya moved herself and her two children (ages 10 and one) to her hometown. Despite having grown up in foster care and boarding schools, they...
Meir’s story is tragic. Meir, now 25, has been recognized by social services since he was a child. He suffered from behavioral and emotional issues, as well as cognitive delays. Meir was eventually removed from his parents’ home and sent to learn in a school that specialized in children with...
Keren, 27, has had a difficult life. She is divorced and raising two young children on her own. She was married to her oldest son’s father but discovered he was a drug addict, and the marriage ended in divorce. Her ex-husband has no contact with their son, aged 6, and...
Miri, 22, is an amazing young woman. One of four children, her parents moved the family to the United States when her father fell into serious debt. The kids didn’t adjust well to life there and never settled into a routine. When they returned, the relationship between the parents and...
Shani and Zack both work full time – she as an assistant pharmacist and he as an accounts manager at a small company. Unfortunately, their combined income is less than their monthly expenses, so they struggle financially. Both are looking for better paying, more interesting and more fulfilling jobs, but...
Despite their hard work and best intentions, Sara and Meir Sivan are struggling to support their four children, ages 9 months-10 years. The couple’s respective backgrounds are complicated. Meir’s birth parents are deceased, and he was raised in a foster home. Despite his difficult beginnings, Meir, now 32, finished 10...
Ariella and her brother, Erez, live in a small public housing unit. Their parents divorced seven years ago because their father was addicted to drugs and alcohol, habits which brought the family to financial crisis. Their mother died of cancer two and a half years ago. Ariella and Erez have...
Because of his mental state, Maor, 30, is unable to help raise his children, ages seven, five and four months; it is hard for him to even spend much time with them. His mood swings and depression also make it impossible for him to work, and he sleeps most of...
Ariel, 26, is struggling to find himself. One of eight siblings, Ariel grew up in a religious home. His father is a teacher and his mother is a physiotherapist. At the age of 14, Ariel rebelled against his parents’ religious lifestyle and was put in a boarding school for troubled...
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
Rebecca did not really mourn after the premature death of her son several years ago; she thought that she was handling the blow well and moved on with her life. But the recent deaths of her parents in addition to that unexamined trauma sent Rebecca into a depression that cost...
Two years ago, a fire broke out in Rosa’s apartment. Rosa was able to escape, with severely burned hands and lung damage from smoke inhalation. She was hospitalized and then in rehabilitation until very recently. Rosa saved her infant daughter, but her mother died as a result of the fire....
Eden, 63, made aliya from Ethiopia 14 years ago. Her husband died en route to Israel, and she arrived as a widow. Because of her medical problems – diabetes, high blood pressure, liver problems – Eden is unable to work. She relies on her old age stipend from the government....
Abraham, 53, moved to Israel from Ethiopia in 1984. His handicaps have kept him from working. He is not in touch with any of his siblings and has no family support. His only income is his state stipend, which barely meets his needs. Abraham lives by himself in public housing...
Sasha and Victor have their hands full. Sasha works in a supermarket and Stefan is a factory worker. Their combined income isn’t nearly enough to cover the needs of their three children. Two of the kids have been diagnosed with ADD and require Ritalin, and two have celiac. The cost...
Lisa’s eyesight has been declining for years; she is now almost completely blind. In the past, she worked as a cleaner and at other temporary jobs, but these are now impossible for her. She is looking for a position that she can fill despite her vision problems. In the meantime,...
Dina works full time in a store and spends her small salary as carefully as she can. But it is insufficient to cover the needs of her five children. Dina and her husband divorced a year ago. He has no job so does not contribute to the welfare of his...
Until she was diagnosed with cancer, Betty, worked at a daycare center. Her small salary and her husband’s disability stipend were the family’s sole income. They lived in a tiny apartment with their two children, ages seven and one. Due to Betty’s current situation, she and her children moved to...