A. is a delicate and gentle woman, an immigrant from Ethiopia who married at the age of 22. For years, she endured severe abuse until she found the courage to divorce. A. began working in temporary jobs but had to leave them in order to care for her three children. During a home visit, the lack of basic necessities was evident in every corner. Minimal furniture, two old refrigerators that do not function properly, and a severe shortage of food. Recently, checks she gave at the supermarket to buy food for her children were returned. Providing food assistance to A. is critical.

As children, they grew up as four orphans without a mother. Today, there is one minor child. Their father is disabled… How much pain can their tender souls bear? Despite his disability, due to the difficult financial situation, the father went to work but was severely injured in his eye while on the job, which worsened his condition. The financial situation continued to deteriorate, and the family was evicted from their apartment, which was sold by a trustee to pay off their debts. The children were witnesses to the painful eviction. Since then, every day, they are confronted with the sight of an empty fridge, the helplessness of their father, and a crisis that only deepens over time. Feeding orphans? There is no greater right than this!

Since the age of 16, she has been working, ever since her father became addicted to drugs and her family fell apart. She never shied away from hard work: waitressing, cleaning—anything to survive! Today, she is divorced and a mother of two children, including one minor. Still, she works tirelessly in cleaning. She and her children live in a rented apartment, where the children sleep on mattresses and don't even have wardrobes. Just thinking about the child who opens and closes the fridge, asking for a snack, but finding it empty... It breaks the heart.

N. and his wife immigrated to Israel about 20 years ago. N. has struggled to find his place in the country and works in odd jobs. His wife suffers from mental health issues, is frequently hospitalized, and receives a disability allowance of 3,500 NIS—which is the household’s only stable source of income. The family has one minor and three adult children, all considered at risk due to the mother's mental health and reports of the father's violence. The children are receiving intensive support through welfare services. The home is neglected, the furniture is old, and daily functioning is very limited. There is no doubt—the children are in urgent need of every possible form of assistance.

She was just after childbirth, when a month-long conflict and endless volleys of missiles rained down on their city. Panic attacks, port-partum depression - the diagnosis wasn’t surprising, after the weeks of heavy fighting. While the conflict is over, she is still there, laying in bed, with severe panic attacks and unable to function. The father was forced to leave his job, and dedicate himself to caring for his wife and their 6 young children. A devoted husband, pained by his wife’s condition, and doing everything in his power to care for their home and family - but his capabilities are limited! The family lives in a rented apartment, barely gets-by on the mothers disability benefits, and is undergoing such difficult times!! Let’s band together to help them!

A family of seven in a rented apartment. The father is struggling to hold a job, while the mother previously worked manual labor positions until getting layed off with the onset of the Covid19 crisis, and she still hasn’t secured a new job. The family owes the bank over 100,000 NIS, and with no way to keep up the payments the bank has already taken action against their account. This family is struggling to afford the monthly overhead and cover even the most basic needs of their children.

In a 65-square-meter apartment, they raised their four children — today, only one of them is still a minor. The family lives in severe overcrowding, with no privacy. Eighteen years ago, the father was injured in a work accident, and since then, his physical and mental health has deteriorated. The entire burden of supporting the family fell on the mother, who herself suffers from a disability. Despite her health condition, she makes every effort to work a few hours a day and manages the household almost entirely on her own — in a truly admirable way. She is a devoted mother who goes above and beyond to give her children a normal, loving upbringing. It takes a toll on her health, and she urgently needs any help possible!

L. is a single mother who tries valiantly to care for her 3 children. The family rents a 3 bedroom apartment, paying 3,200 NIS in rent a month. The mother has no car, and it’s blatantly apparent that mother’s financial distress adversely affects her ability to provide for even her kids' most basic needs. Nonetheless L. is making every effort possible to support them and single handedly provide for their needs to the best of her ability, while simultaneously paying back debts, but she is collapsing under the financial burden. L. isn’t receiving child support, and has a long road of litigation left to go until she will see the first of them. 3/3 עדכון: לא הצלחנו לקיים ב"ב חוזר למרות נסיונות תאום, שלי מכירה אישית, ח"ה, המשך סיוע

The family consists of a handicapped father + a mother and 4 young children. They live in a rented apartment. It’s obvious that this family lives in a state of poverty, which adversely affects the parent’s ability to provide for their kids' most basic needs. Over the years the family attempted to undergo various financial rehabilitation programs, but it’s apparent that they had great difficulty rising-up out of the severe financial distress they’re in, and that they aren’t ready to undergo intensive therapeutic intervention. The mother frequently visits the Dept. of Social Services, together with her little children, asking for food vouchers to help stock their empty fridge.

M. is a single mother of 4 young children. Despite suffering from physical disabilities M. makes herculean efforts to hold her physical labor job, notwithstanding that she’s paid below minimum wage. The combined income from her salary and child support, amounts to a mere 1,200 NIS per person. A local school provides them with leftover lunch-trays, but aside from them M. has no way to pay for groceries - eggs, vegetables, milk products. With our help, these young children could finally receive the nutrition they need. ה

The Y. family, 2 parents + 4 children, two of whom are still minors. Bearing witness to a terrorist attack would forever change their son’s life. He dropped out of the army after the ensuing emotional breakdown, but did not receive recognition as a victim of terror. At home he clings to his father, who has no choice but to take him every morning to work. The family does not own their own apartment, and they have accumulated hundreds of thousands of shekel in debt. With the majority of the father's salary going to pay rent, their financial situation is truly unbearable.

A. is a single mother of two, currently battling cancer. She travels alone to her difficult treatments and returns home alone. Waiting for her at home are her two children—one of whom is dealing with a psychiatric condition, though not officially recognized as disabled by the National Insurance Institute. She must divide her limited strength between caring for her children and fighting for her life. Amidst all of this, she is struggling to survive financially—trying to cover rent from her meager allowance, pay for transportation to hospitals, utility bills, treatments for her child, and more. Your support is critical for A. and her children.

S., divorced for the second time, lives alone with her five children in a rented home. The family is clearly in severe financial distress. The children have endured long periods of tension and deprivation. Our support is crucial for their emotional well-being.

The Y. family consists of three members. The couple is dealing with health issues that prevent them from working—A. recently underwent surgery. Their home lacks basic necessities, such as mattresses and other essential items. They have only the most minimal food supplies. Out of pride, they hesitate to ask for help, saying, “We’ll eat bread with margarine rather than ask.” They survive on the father’s income support allowance, from which they must cover ongoing household expenses, loan repayments, and payments to the Ministry of Housing.

D. is a single mother of two children, suffering from medical and mental health issues that significantly affect her daily functioning. The children's father is addicted to drugs, does not acknowledge his children, and does not pay child support. She lives in public housing provided by Amigur. D. has enforcement debts amounting to tens of thousands of shekels, along with debts on utility bills. She is facing severe financial hardship that prevents her from purchasing even basic food for the family.

K. is a young mother raising two small children on her own. She has experienced verbal and physical abuse from the father of her children. K. lives in a rented housing unit, where the furniture belongs to the landlord. She does not receive child support because she is afraid to take legal action against her partner. She often turns to the welfare department for help purchasing diapers, baby formula, and even clothing for the children, as she struggles to cover her monthly living expenses. She gives the impression of a woman who wants to overcome the difficulties she faces. It is evident that with the right support, she could move forward and rebuild her life.

M. is raising her two young children on her own. She separated from her partner due to his drug use, as well as emotional and financial difficulties. The father has no contact with the children whatsoever. All the responsibility for raising the children, meeting their needs, and managing the household falls entirely on M.’s shoulders, without any support — not even from her extended family. The family lives in a modest, rented apartment lacking basic necessities, such as an extra bed for her son and a dining table. Some of the essential appliances in the home are either missing or not functioning properly. There are weeks when M. cannot afford to buy even basic groceries, which severely undermines the family’s sense of stability and security. Recently, M. has been accompanying her eldest son to numerous tests and evaluations due to a suspected autism diagnosis, adding even more strain to an already challenging situation.

R. is a single mother with a disability, following a severe head injury from a car accident that left her in need of lengthy rehabilitation and relearning basic functional skills. She is raising her two young children on her own, without any support from their father. The father, a member of a minority group, refuses to have contact with the children or take responsibility for them. R. lives off a disability allowance and is not eligible for special services. She is still undergoing rehabilitation, and the costs associated with her treatment consume much of her monthly income. As a result, she is forced to rely on her mother, who also suffers from a disability and faces financial hardship. The family lives in severe overcrowding and poverty, lacking even enough beds to sleep on — the mother and grandmother share a single bed.

P. is a single mother to an only son. She was involved in a car accident that left her with a physical disability, severe pain, and the need for daily hospital treatments. A few months ago, she underwent a complex spinal surgery due to complications from the accident. Since the accident, with no income other than a minimal disability allowance of 1,490 shekels, she has been unable to afford rent and is forced to live with her elderly parents. Life in her parents’ home is extremely difficult. Her mother suffers from Alzheimer’s and end-stage kidney failure. Her father is verbally and physically abusive, harming both P. and her son. Recently, the situation escalated to the point where she had to file a police report against him. This complex and painful family reality is severely affecting her son's healthy development.

The couple has two children. They immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia a few years ago. The father, S., was injured while working. Despite the injury, S. tried to return to work part-time, but his condition worsened—he now suffers from pain and has difficulty walking, which has left him unable to work at all. The family lives with extreme financial restraint, relying solely on the mother's minimal income. This is in addition to numerous expenses they face, including mortgage payments, loan repayments, and another loan from the mother’s relatives, which they repay only when they are able. All of this, along with regular household expenses necessary for basic living—such as food and utility bills—makes their already strained financial situation even more difficult.