Noga lost both her parents at a young age, and by the time she became a mother herself, she had no family to lean on. Unemployed, unqualified, and utterly alone, she faced the hardest challenge of her life: caring for her newborn daughter with nothing to fall back on. Her first step forward came …

Twelve-year-old Abel's journey illustrates the patience and creativity nutritional rehabilitation demands. This bright and charming boy came to a C4i 'Children at Risk' project from Africa, facing a complex combination of brittle bone disease, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorder. …

Dina's family immigrated from Ethiopia in 2005. As the youngest of nine children, she quickly fell behind in school and struggled deeply with insecurity, often withdrawing rather than engaging. Through C4i-supported after-school programs, Dina received daily counseling, creative learning tools, and …

Danylo is a refugee from Ukraine. He came to Israel in May 2022 with his grandmother, his parents unable to leave. That separation, layered onto the trauma of war, left deep marks on him, marks that showed in his behavior and his struggle to adapt to an unfamiliar life. When he first joined our …

Six-year-old Guri from Be'er Sheva has been part of one of C4i's 'Children at Risk' Project's preschool for three years. She faces significant challenges, including severe visual impairment, an intellectual disability, and being a wheelchair user, but she is surrounded by a caring team who provide …

Chayim is 75 years old, a widower living alone in Tel Aviv's impoverished HaTikva neighborhood. His financial situation is dire, and before he began receiving support through one of C4i's 'Feed the Hungry' projects, chronic nutritional insecurity was simply part of his daily life. He was often …

Miriam, an 83-year-old widow, lives alone in a small apartment in South Tel Aviv. With limited mobility and a modest pension, even a trip to the grocery store can feel overwhelming. "Before I got onto one of C4i's 'Feed the Hungry' projects list, it was hard," she recalls. "I had to be very careful …

Amram, 43, lives with cerebral palsy and Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome, a rare condition that shapes his body in distinct ways, including pronounced scoliosis and deformities in his hands and feet. For years, Amram's wheelchair simply couldn't keep up with his complex physical needs. Without …

Tonya is 10 years old. In March 2022, she and her mother fled Ukraine for Israel, escaping the war. She joined our program in September 2024, carrying more fear than any child should have to carry. Tonya was painfully shy, weighed down by self-doubt. She was afraid to speak, even to the other …

When Tamar joined our Tel Aviv cohort at age 50, she was despondent, worn down by years of workplace abuse and humiliation. Broken and hesitant to believe she even had the strength to participate, she arrived a shadow of her former self. But something shifted. A foundation of trust took hold, and …