With end-of-season sales in full swing, we love nothing better than going on a shopping spree for some of our grantees who are overwhelmed by requests for all kinds of clothing for kids, for babies, for women and men who just don’t have the means to clothe themselves or their family properly. Imagine! $10.00 winter coats!
Good News Update
Ayin Tova
Ayin Tova provides yarn, knitting needles, friendship and community to evacuees who were relocated following October 7th to hotels around the country. Volunteers bring senior evacuees care and comfort during difficult times. A donation from Good People Fund helped purchase yarn so these circles of caring may continue to work their magic.
Tzomet Amiad Soldier Refreshment Stand
Home-cooked Shabbat Meals for Soldiers
It’s been a privilege for us to help provide home-cooked meals for Israel’s hard-working soldiers on the northern border. Amidst the frequent shelling, Shelley Liss Barkan and a corps of volunteers from around Shlomi have been preparing delicious meals for Shabbat every week since the
war began.
Working with Soldiers Suffering from PTSD
Ruca’s Farm, one of our Israeli grantees, is preparing to welcome its first cohort of IDF soldiers with PTSD for healing of mind and body on their organic agricultural farm. In addition, we are working with Dr. Anita Shkedi — a noted expert and practitioner of equine therapy to treat PTSD, and founder of former GPF grantee INTRA (Israel National Therapeutic Riding Association) — to begin working with IDF soldiers and survivors of the Nova rave so impacted by the current war.
ASSAF (Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel)
ASSAF (Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel) saw a 24/7 need for emergency assistance and support to their clients impacted by Oct. 7. Our emergency grant is supporting staff resiliency training to ensure that social workers and critical caregivers remain able to provide assistance during the ongoing crisis situation. |