Family Size

Location

Monthly Income

Overview of Situation Funded

Gift

3

Haifa

$930

A divorced mother of two teenagers stopped receiving alimony from her former husband who fled the country. She was on the verge of being evicted from her apartment when the Fund intervened to pay a portion of her back rent.

$605

3

Haifa

$488

An administrative error by the daughter’s school caused the family to lose a crucial payment which they cannot afford to duplicate. The Fund intervened when it became a matter of the daughter completing her high school education or having to drop out just before graduation.

$349

2

Acco

$604

This divorced mother of a pre-teenager recently lost her job and has applied for government assistance which will take several weeks to establish. In the meantime, her landlord has threatened eviction for non-payment of rent. The Fund intervened with a gift to bridge this short term situation.

$465

7

Haifa

$1302

This large family is under extreme financial stress and is unable to pay their current rent and phone bill. The phone has already been disconnected and other utilities are in jeopardy. This gift will help them recover from this situation.

$465

1

Haifa

$233

This partially disabled single man is unemployable and depends upon his father for most of his support, along with limited part time income. This gift is to supplement these sources in that he received no part time income during the past two months.

$349

1

Haifa

$395

This widowed pensioner recently had a stroke and requires physical therapy which is not available to her from other sources. This gift will fund this needed care.

$465

4

Haifa

$800

The head of the family lost his job and has been waiting unemployment benefits for the past two months. In the interim, the family has been only marginally able to survive and has fallen into great debt. This gift is intended to carry them over until government assistance begins.

$488

5

Tel Aviv

$1014

This young couple with three very young children is struggling to survive and  has incurred expenses related to their just born third child that they cannot afford to cover. Because of the young children, the mother must remain at home and the father’s income is barely sufficient to provide even the basic needs, including food. This is a one time “love gift.”

$488

2

Haifa

$24

This recently abandoned mother of a two year old receives only a small gift from her congregation while she struggles to reconstruct her life and find some means to meet basic survival expenses. This is a one time gift to help her recover from this devastating situation.

$581

3

Haifa

$814

This family recently had a major fire in their apartment that destroyed most of their possessions which were uninsured. This gift is to replace their refrigerator that was lost in this disaster.

$465

5

Haifa

$105

The very young head of this family burned his hands in a job related accident and was dismissed from this workplace. He is desparately looking for another job, even as he struggles to recover from this debilitating injury. At the moment, the only income they have is the very small children’s stipend from the government, and they are unable to pay their rent or to even buy food.

$698

3

Haifa

$651

This late middle aged couple have been in the Land for about one year and have been unable to find employment which they have aggressively sought. Their government support is about to be terminated and their situation is growing desperate. They particularly seek to enter their one daughter into a university preparation course that will hopefully begin to shed some light into this otherwise dismal situation.

$558

2

Haifa

$533

This young widow with a five year old daughter has no stove in her apartment. The Fund will alleviate this situation with this gift.

$465

6

Haifa

$977

Both parents of four children are chronically ill and unable to work. They have fallen behind in both their rent and utility payments and are unable to meet the current school expenses for their children. Their marginal income is derived from a foreign government pension. This gift is to help them meet current education expenses.

$233

2

Netanya

$419

Both this divorced mother and her teenage son have serious health problems. She is an invalid and he is chronically ill. Her current income is derived from government immigrant payments which are about to be terminated leading to a situation where she has no income. This gift is to provide short term basic survival needs.

$581

1

Or-Akiva

$395

This aged widow needs an operation for cataracts of both eyes and has no medical insurance. This gift will help to provide for this need and follow up medical expenses.

$465

2

Netanya

$733

This widow has a 34 year old son who is an institutionalized drug abuser.

She is approaching the need to make a three month advance payment of rent which she is unable to meet from her current small government pension and part time income.

$465

3

Haifa

$367

A government worker strike resulted in two months of lost assistance payments for unemployed couple with a five year old son. This gift is to help them recover from this no income situation.

$349

1

Karmiel

$535

This aged widow lives by herself and has no washing machine. The Fund will meet this need.

$465

1

Karmiel

$465

This long term  unemployed man is faced with the termination of his water and electricity for non-payment. This gift will alleviate this situation in the short term.

$349

2

Afula

$419

This young divorcee with an infant has had her electricity shut off for non-payment. This gift will solve this problem in the short term.

$233

Total monthly gifts

$9,442