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 …

Sergei came to Israel from Ukraine a couple of years ago and was referred to us through the municipality to receive a monthly bag of food. Every single time he came to pick up his parcel, he made a point of expressing his gratitude. When his year of assistance came to an end, Sergei didn't just say …

Rina is one of many mothers in Haifa deeply shaken by the missile attacks. Her apartment has no bomb shelter, making each siren all the more terrifying. She first reached out to us last year, referred by her social worker. Rina had been told, after an operation that removed one of her ovaries, that …