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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.
A few years ago, Shai’s business failed, leaving him bankrupt. Since then, he and his wife, Ayala, have been working very hard to pay off their debts. Shai, 61, puts in long hours as a cab driver, while Ayala works at a supermarket. Their youngest son Gil is autistic and...
Tikva, 28, comes from an Ethiopian immigrant family and despite the many challenges she has faced over the years, she has taken some bold steps to move forward in her life. During her national service Tikva worked as an aide in a day care center, where she was an excellent...
Devorah, 59, is a dedicated and loving mother. She believes in the importance of meeting her children’s needs, especially in the aftermath of their father’s death after a difficult illness. His death left Devorah as the sole wage earner, responsible for every aspect of her children’s lives and expenses. As...
Despite her husband’s alcoholism and increasing violence towards her and her children, Tikva kept silent and accepted her situation for many years. After the birth of their eighth child, however, she finally divorced him. Since then, Tikva has worked part-time as a cleaner. She has struggled to raise her children...
Aya, 27, used to have a steady, full-time job in a supermarket. After suffering from a slipped disk, she had to quit her job and now works part-time as a cleaner. On her very low salary, Aya tries to both provide for the needs of her children and complete her...
Naomi, 37, has struggled financially for years, but her situation became even worse after she lost her job at as a bank teller two years ago. Naomi has a number of emotional issues that qualify her for a disability stipend, on which she now relies. The father of her two...
Mazal and her four children have recently returned to the town in which she grew up, after months in a shelter for abused women. Mazal is not yet working and needs all the support possible as she recovers from the trauma of her previous situation. Her social worker has helped the...
Tammy’s school posts all assignments and announcements online, but without a computer, Tammy is falling behind in school. Her mother, pregnant with her fourth child, is on full-time bed rest and unable to work. The family survives on Tammy’s father’s income, but his salary is very low. Their apartment is...
Even before moving to Israel about 12 years ago, it has been clear to Michael’s family and his schools that he is autistic. He is highly functional academically, but has trouble recognizing personal and psychological boundaries in his interactions with others and has little regard for his personal safety. Michael...
An immigrant from South Africa, Karen is raising two daughters on her own. When she first arrived, Karen had trouble finding work because she didn’t speak Hebrew. For some time, the family lived off her unemployment benefits but struggled to make ends meet. They moved into a smaller apartment and...
When her parents divorced, social services sent Aliza to complete her 12 years of schooling in a boarding school. Despite living away from home, Aliza, 22, maintained a very strong relationship with her mother and two older brothers. Her father has not been in contact with the family since the...
Ya’akov, 25, and Hadassah, 24, recently moved in order to start their lives with a clean slate. Until now, they had been living in Ya’akov’s mother home, but a family history of violence and crime combined with Yaakov’s mother own schizophrenia, lead the couple to decide to move their family...
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
Because Liat is married, she is not eligible for certain kinds of government support. This does not reflect the actual situation, in which her husband, Meir, spends his days hanging out with lowlifes and using drugs. After years of drug abuse and periods of incarceration, he seems incapable of sustained,...
Danny and Gila keep their home neat and orderly. But they are struggling with little income and high debts, which make it difficult to raise their six children and meet their monthly needs. Gila was at home for many years, taking care of the children, but despite health problems that...
Every day is a struggle for the Levy family. Dana has had had kidney problems for many years and has not been able to work. Recently she had an operation to remove one of her kidneys, but her recovery has been slow and difficult. Eyal had been working as a...
Adam is a 68 year old man who suffers from severe diabetes. His diabetes has caused strokes and interferes with his ability to manage his day-to-day activities. As a result, Adam can no longer work. Without an income, he relies on his old age pension, which he sometimes cannot stretch...
Adam has been the building manager for one of his town’s elementary schools for over 20 years. His wife, Ziva, held a factory job for many years, then worked as a day care aide. None of these positions, although full time, offered a livable salary, so they have had to...
Until last year, Dana and Eyal Heller had created a stable life for themselves and their eight children, ages 1 – 11. Dana worked as a saleswoman in a store, while Eyal was an independent businessman. Then they decided to open a convenience store in a small community. Dana left...
Avital and her husband have five children under the age of five (including eight-month old twins). He is looking for a job but, in the meantime, Avital is the family’s sole breadwinner, working as a bookkeeper for a car rental company. Avital is there full time, despite the children’s demands,...
Unable to take the on-going violence and abuse, Aliza moved out of her parents’ home a year ago, when she was 17. Despite not living at home, Aliza continued to defend and support her mother and three younger siblings against her father’s abuse. Aliza has enlisted in the Army and...