$ 443,000 to the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Victims of Terror Fund to support individuals and vulnerable families affected by the October 7 attacks. A total of $3.1 million has been dedicated to assisting individuals affected by terror, such as support for families of civilians taken hostage, needs addressing PTSD and recuperation, psychological care, job retraining and therapy, and other much needed services.
$ 210,000 to Nitzan, to provide professional assessment and support services to children with learning disabilities and their families who have been evacuated and/or affected by the war. With the outbreak of the war, Nitzan joined the national effort to focus on the recent events' impact on children with ADHD by providing a hotline around the clock; Zoom-based counseling program facilitated by psychologists, counselors, and professionals; and emotional workshops.
$ 140,400 to the Negev Food Lab to promote family and community resilience by providing kitchen trucks to communities in the South of Israel who have been hosting evacuated residents. The trucks are fully equipped mobile kitchens and will be used to allow displaced families to prepare homemade meals independently and together. Having these kitchens available for families who no longer have a home will strengthen family units and provide them with the independence to cook for their loved ones.
$ 135,000 to Ma’agalim Homefront, a national educational non-profit organization that empowers 11th and 12th grade youth at-risk from the periphery of Israel by providing them with largest mentoring program in Israel. The response to affected youth includes hot meals, cleaning services, emotional support, and home visits to students and graduates, trauma victims and their families.
$ 100,000 for Shabbat catered meals through the United Israel Appeal to families who were relocated to Be’er Sheva. To offer stability and respite during the weekend, Shabbat kits will be delivered by caterers to the homes of those displaced families for them to be able to spend Shabbat dinner with their families.
$ 75,000 has been allocated to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights based in Canada, as a national response to Israeli hostage advocacy. This fund was created to implement strategies to secure the release of every hostage being held by Hamas.
$ 22,000 to Inbar, an association that offers in-depth workshops providing skills for couple and family support and guidance, relationship support, events and social gatherings with relationship-oriented activities, and mentors, intended for individuals living with disabilities.
Federation CJA is employing funding strategies that focus on the following areas:
Providing affected Israelis with critical resources and support.
$ 3.9 million to support individuals and vulnerable families affected by the terror attacks and experiencing trauma. Funding for victims of terror will contribute to supporting a total of 8,000 families.
$ 2.4 million for protective equipment, emergency kits for first responders, medical supplies.
$ 1.8 million for critical services for evacuees from Israeli communities near Gaza such as Kibbutz Sufa and Kibbutz Nir Oz.
$ 326,000 for 10 mobile bomb shelters for residents under fire throughout Israel’s southern region.
$ 445,000 to provide direct financial aid and support to families of hostages and partners of fallen soldiers.
$ 250,000 for equipment aiding victims' recovery, identification, and burial. Providing protective gear, body bags, and rescue and recovery equipment for the process of ensuring those murdered in terror attacks can receive a proper burial.
Ensuring access to mental health services and trauma relief, in both the short and long-term.
$ 2.4 million for trauma and emotional first aid to provide emergency support to devastated residents, support youth at risk in this time of need, offer trauma and psychological training, respite for frontline workers, and provide free psychiatric services to more than 3,000 people.
Supporting interventions to bolster community recovery.
$ 420,500 at Ben Gurion University for new innovative projects to be applied across Israel. This includes AI software for the coordination of health care services for all those affected by the war, with a focus on achieving a care continuum most effectively.
$ 270,000 funded to building community resilience in Be’er Sheva by providing workshops, dialogue groups, psycho-social support, and support for youth movement counselors who have played a vital role in assisting evacuated children, training, and deploying volunteers who provide essential resources to communities such as bringing medicine to an older population, delivering meals to frontline workers, and running activities for children who cannot attend school.
Newly funded $240,400 aimed at providing displaced families with much needed respite, while strengthening community and family resilience during wartime. A central aspect of Jewish culture, such as food and communal dining can have a significant social and psychological impact and encourage a sense of belonging.
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