Read a story and give.
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.
Both Alon and Liat work full time – he is a cleaner and supervisor at the town mikve and she is a medical receptionist. But their combined salaries are not enough to cover the needs of their family. Their younger three children (ages 12, 16, and 17) need one for...
The support staff at Ilan’s school has strongly recommended that he join an afterschool program that will help him integrate socially and develop his self-confidence. Ilan likes the idea, particularly if it can be a soccer club. Ilan, 8, who has struggled with speech delays, is sure that he will...
Maya, 46, and her son, Ivor, 26, live in a small public housing unit. Maya cannot work because of chronic depression, so her only income is her national insurance benefit. This is too low to cover even their most basic needs. Ivor worked hard to create his own business but...
Shira, 40, works full time, but her job as an aide to the elderly does not come close to allowing her to meet the needs of her family. Shira’s husband divorced her unexpectedly a year and a half ago, and she suddenly found herself solely responsible for their ten children...
Olga, 79, is a Holocaust survivor. She moved to Israel with her husband and daughter almost 20 years ago. Here she worked for the Israeli postal service for almost a decade. Olga’s husband died 12 years ago and her daughter does not live nearby – although they speak on the...
In the course of her short life, Nina, 19, has bounced from school to school, and from one shelter to another hostel to yet another support program. She has a police record for petty theft and has had to move out of her parents’ house because of the difficult relationship...
Eden moved to Israel from Ethiopia with her family when she was three. The adjustment to Israel was difficult for the family, but Eden has a positive outlook on life and she is determined to do her best here. She finished high school and served in the Army. Eden, 38,...
After many years of staying at home and raising her six children (including one with Downs Syndrome), Yael, 51, would like to go out to earn a living and help to support the family. She would like to be able to supplement the low salary that her husband earns as...
After moving to Israel with his parents when he was young, Oleg completed 12 years of schooling and served in the Army. In the course of his service, Oleg was wounded. After months of hospitalization, he was able to move home to his mother (his father cut off all contact...
Although he is only 15, Aaron has a dream and is on his way to fulfilling it. After some difficult years, Aaron is succeeding at his new school. He is an outstanding student, he takes his studies seriously, and he is determined to graduate with the full complement of high...
After coming to Israel, Oleg, 61, and his wife, Viktoria, 59, earned enough to support themselves. He worked as a cleaner and a mechanic; she in a day care. But they both have physical problems that have grown worse over the years. Viktoria has developed contact dermatitis, which flares up...
Working as a wedding photographer would have several advantages for Maya, 32. First, it would give her a way to earn a living and support her family; she and her husband have four children and she is pregnant with a fifth. Second, it would give her the flexibility to be...
Project ONWARD 2019
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 2019
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...
Project RESPECT 2019
for the benefit of elderly Ethiopians
We’d like you to meet Moran and Dinah! Moran Yosef is the director of the Seniors Center for Elderly Ethiopian Immigrants (Ha’Moadon le’kshishei Yotz’ei Ethiopia) in Hadera and Dinah is the sports director. There are approximately 600 elderly Ethiopians living in Hadera. In our work with the municipal social services department over the...
Recently Funded Personal Stories
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...
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 suffering through an abusive marriage and a contentious divorce, Danya is raising her sons, ages seven and nine, on her own. Traumatized by the situation, the boys developed emotional issues (as did Danya) and demand a lot of her attention, making it difficult for her to work. Danya also...
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....
To all appearances, Rina, 56, is all set, financially. She lives in a pretty apartment with nice furniture. She keeps it all clean, orderly, and appealing. But it turns out that Rina’s husband supplied it all from his criminal business. He was abusive to her for years and spent time...
Amit recently received custody of his three young children, after it was determined that their mother was endangering their lives. Amit takes care of them with empathy and love. It is clear that he always puts their needs ahead of his own. The children all suffer from emotional problems as...
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...
Neither Pnina nor Ron is able to work. She is trying to recover from an operation after a slipped disc; he has medical problems as well. Their oldest daughter lives and works in Tel Aviv, but their other four children are at home. Their oldest son works, while the 12th,...