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Personal stories are brought to us by social services professionals around Israel. The names of all applicants are changed to protect individual privacy. The names of the verifying social worker and agencies are real. Photographs are illustrative only.
We want to help 100 families with day camps and pool memberships/entry cards this summer! Summers in Israel present unique challenges for families with children. It is a time when many children and teens find themselves bored and without structure. Day camps, which typically finish by 1 pm, are expensive...
Navah, 37, and Gilad, 38, have always done their best to raise their eight young children with dignity. Navah works as a sports instructor at a girls’ high school and as a personal fitness coach. Until two months ago, Gilad worked full time as well. Though their combined salaries barely...
Avia, 20, is doing her best to raise her 18-month-old son, Bar, on her own. Avia herself had a very difficult childhood; she had a volatile relationship with her parents and was socially ostracized in school. As the years went by, Avia displayed at-risk behavior, which included hanging with a...
Vered, 60, needs our help. Divorced, Vered has two grown children. Her 23-year-old son is currently living with her. Vered suffers from emotional issues for which she is being treated with medication. She also has severe back and pelvic issues which prevent her from working and make day-to-day functioning very...
Talya, 22, and Adam, 27, are certainly doing their best to stand on their own two feet. Both Talya and Adam come from complicated homes and have no family support. Adam is currently taking a course in automotive electronics through social services. He currently has no income but hopes to...
Sigal, 48, is going through a very rough time. Divorced for the past four years, she is raising four young children (ages 8-14) on her own. Sigal was in a very unstable marriage and was abused by her husband. She and her children spent a month in a battered women’s...
Tovit, 20, is an impressive young woman who deserves our help. One of 12 siblings, Tovit’s home life is chaotic. Her father is unemployed, and her mother works as a teacher. A few of Tovit’s siblings suffer from various physical and psychological issues, and there never seems to be enough...
Ziva, 39, and Aharon, 37, are raising eight young children, ages 2-15. Aharon is currently unemployed, and the family is surviving on a monthly government stipend and Ziva’s disability payments. Ziva has been diagnosed with PTSD which was brought on by things she experienced while completing her army service. In...
Chaim, 33, is divorced and raising his 13-year-old son, Tal, on his own. Chaim’s ex-wife is an alcoholic and cannot be involved in Tal’s care. Unfortunately, Chaim and Tal’s relationship is a volatile one. Tal was sent to a number of boarding schools over the years, but now lives at...
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Rotem, 42, is divorced and raising three teenagers, ages 13 -18. Two of the kids are in high school, and one is about to enlist in the IDF. Rotem works full-time as a counselor to special needs children. She is a strong, capable woman who has never allowed herself to...
Avi, 25, is an impressive young man. Avi grew up with nine siblings in an ultra-Orthodox home. The family’s financial situation is rather dire; his father learns in a yeshiva and his mother is a substitute kindergarten teacher. From a very young age, Avi didn’t connect to his parents religious...
At the age of 21, Sagi moved to Israel from Eastern Europe along with his grandmother, mother and sister. Since then, both his grandmother and mother passed away; Sagi never married and has no children. Except for his sister, he is alone in the world. Sagi struggles with physical and...
Tikva, 27, has worked at a call center for the past two and a half years. Despite Corona, she tried to miss as few days as possible. Although her job is full-time, Tikva earns so little that she qualifies for both rent support and social security payments. Recently, Tikva and...
Shira, 42, and Eli, 47, are trying their hardest to make ends meet and raise their six children with dignity. Shira works as an assistant in a special ed classroom. She can only work part time since her younger children are home in the afternoons. Eli, who completed his full...
Anat, 34, is divorced and raising two young children, ages 3 and 6, on her own. Anat, whose own parents divorced when she was 8 years old, completed 12 years of schooling and her full army service, doing an additional year as an officer. Seven years ago, she married Eli,...
Tamara, 29, and Eran, 26, are trying to build a life together, along with their two-year-old son, Yarden. Eran suffers from autism but is extremely high-functioning. He works as an assistant in a day care center for the disabled. He also receives a monthly disability stipend. Tamara, who has been...
Dorit, 38, has not worked since the birth of her youngest son, two years ago. Dependent on her National Insurance stipend, Dorit often has trouble making ends meet. She does her best to cover her four children’s needs, but sometimes there is not even enough money for food. Now that...