Yad Ezra V'Shulamit explained

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit
Status:Non-profit
Purpose:Food and other services for poor families in Israel
Headquarters:Jerusalem
Location: Israel
Region Served:Israel
Language:Hebrew
Leader Title:Founding Director
Leader Name:Aryeh Lurie

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit is a Jewish charity organization located in Israel. Founded in 1998, its mission is to feed poor and hungry families in Israel, with a special focus on providing daily hot meals for children. It distributes thousands of food baskets each week to poor Israeli families, provides daily hot lunches for children, runs annual clothing and school supply drives, and operates a job desk for unemployed adults.[1] The motto of the organization is "Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, One Child at a Time".[2]

History

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit was founded in 1998 by Aryeh Lurie, a native Israeli who grew up in poverty.[3] [4] The organization is named after Lurie's parents.

Projects

Food baskets

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit distributes 3,000 food baskets to families in Israel each week.[4] Food baskets contain basic necessities, such as bread, canned goods, and chicken for Shabbat. Nearly 15,000 food baskets are distributed to many more families for the Rosh Hashanah and Passover holidays.[4] The organization relies on volunteers to assemble the food baskets at its central warehouse.[5]

Children's Centers

Hundreds of children in different parts of the country attend Yad Ezra V'Shulamit's Children's Centers, where they receive a hot meal daily. Many children that come to the center are from families in which one or both parents are sick and unable to work, or they are orphans. In addition to the meal, they receive tutoring and attention from trained professionals, counselors, tutors, and volunteers.

Clothing distribution

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit organizes winter campaigns to provide coats and blankets for children whose parents can't afford them. They also buy other winter gear such as boots, scarves, and gloves, and distribute them to needy children.[6] Yad Ezra V'Shulamit also runs school-supply campaigns to provide children with basic necessities such as backpacks, pencils and notebooks.

Job desk

Many of the parents who receive food baskets are from a lower-class background, and have not received even a high school education.[7] Thus, the jobs that are available to them are very limited. Yad Ezra V'Shulamit helps these people with their resumes and prepares them for job interviews.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yad Ezra V'Shulamit - Breaking the Cycle of Poverty one Child at a Time.... yadezra.net. 2014-02-26.
  2. News: Purim and the poor in Israel. Judy Lash. Balint. 19 February 2014. Jewish News Syndicate. 26 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Audio: From Poverty to Founding a Charity - Yad Ezra V'shulamit. April 4, 2011. November 11, 2018. Israel National News.
  4. Web site: Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita Partners with Yad Ezra V'Shulamit to Beat Hunger in Israel. February 18, 2013. November 11, 2018. Yeshiva World News.
  5. Web site: Packing Food Baskets? Tell Me More!. July 12, 2017. November 11, 2018. Ruach Tova.
  6. Web site: Clothing Distribution - Yad Ezra V'Shulamit. yad.eyaad.co.il. 2017-02-22.
  7. Web site: Emor Project. www.emorproject.org. 2017-02-22.