The food station for soldiers run by residents of Amiad and surrounding kibbutzim, moshavim, and villages is at a major intersection with continuous traffic of soldiers between bases, the border areas, and home. With GPF support, volunteers make fresh sandwiches, soups, and drinks daily and have been doing so since the first week of the war.
Good News Update
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. |
The Tel Aviv Food Bank
The Tel Aviv Food Bank had a substantial increase in need for food after Oct. 7. Our emergency grant is allowing the food bank to meet this need and distribute food to additional families facing hardship and food insecurity, while continuing to serve existing beneficiaries.
Preparing and Donating Meals
GPF grantee Pesia’s Kitchen tells us that demand for food assistance has surged “dramatically” since October 7. The organization has identified new partners to donate prepared food and individual meals so that it can maintain and expand service to communities it has served for over a decade — including shelters, safe houses for people who are homeless, asylum seekers, refugee families, and vulnerable individuals.
