AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAD ELIEZER
410 GLENN ROAD, JACKSON, NJ 08527 www.af-ye.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO RENDER FINANCIAL AID AND SUPPORT TO THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED IN THE USA AND ISRAEL.

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAD ELIEZER IS THE SOLE AUTHORIZED FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR YAD ELIEZER IN ISRAEL. YAD ELIEZER, FOUNDED IN 1980, IS THE LARGEST POVERTY RELIEF AGENCY IN ISRAEL. YAD ELIEZER'S MANDATE IS TO HELP FAMILIES COPE WITH FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO BREAK THROUGH THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO COMBAT POVERTY AT ITS ROOT, THROUGH ANI ARRAY OF PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE CRITICAL SHORT-TERM RELIEF, WHILE FACILITATING LONG-TERM RECOVERY. EACH COMPONENT OF YAD ELIEZER'S COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE SYSTEM - NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF ESSENTIAL FOOD, CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, JOB TRAINING, AND ADOLESCENT MENTORING PROGRAMS - CONTRIBUTES TOWARD ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. FOOD PROGRAMS - YAD ELIEZER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST DISTRIBUTORS OF FOOD AND SERVICES FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN ISRAEL. FOOD ITEMS ARE COLLECTED BY VOLUNTEERS OR BOUGHT WHOLESALE, THEN DISTRIBUTED IN 32 CITIES THROUGHOUT ISRAEL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS DEPENDING ON THE NEED. APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MONTHLY FOOD BOXES CONTAINING BASIC GROCERY STAPLES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ARE DELIVERED TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES. ANOTHER 12,000 FAMILIES RECEIVE FOOD VOUCHERS THAT CAN BE REDEEMED AT LOCAL SUPERMARKETS. BABY FORMULA IS DELIVERED ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO OVER 2,000 BABIES WHOSE MOTHERS WHO CANNOT NURSE BUT ARE TOO POOR TO PURCHASE INFANT FORMULA. OVER 500 PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO FRAIL TO COOK FOR THEMSELVES RECEIVE ABUNDANT FULLY COOKED MEALS EVERY THURSDAY - ENOUGH TO LAST THEM FOR A GOOD PART OF THE WEEK. OVER THOUSANDS OF INDIGENT FAMILIES RECEIVE CHECKEN TWICE A YEAR, BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES DONATE SURPLUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO YAD ELIEZER. THE SURPLUS CROPS ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 2,000 LOW INCOME FAMILIES INSTEAD OF BEING DESTROYED. SOCIAL SERVICES - YAD ELIEZER MENTORING PROGRAM PROVIDES OVER 4,000 SEVERELY TROUBLED YOUNG BOYS AND 300 GIRLS WITH A BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISTER WHO WAS CAREFULLY CHOSEN TO PROVIDE HIS/HER CHARGE WITH THE LOVE AND GUIDANCE THAT HE OR SHE LACKS AT HOME. THE PAID MENTORS ARE TRAINED; THEY MUST FILL OUT MONTHLY AND BIANNUAL ASSESSMENT FORMS TO INSURE THAT THE CHILDREN RECEIVE THE BEST SUPPORT POSSIBLE. THE PROVEN SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM ENABLES IT TO RECEIVE UP TO 30% OF ITS FUNDING FROM LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. IN 2010, YAD ELIEZER HIRED A SURVEY TEAM TO DETERMINE THE RESULTS OF 10 YEARS OF MENTORING. THE RESULTANT REPORT,A DECADE OF 1 SUCCESS, DETAILS IN STATISTICS WHAT WE KNEW TO BE TRUE ANECDOTALLY. A FULL 96% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE PLACED IN STANDARD EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. UPON COMPLETION OF OUR MENTORING PROGRAM, OR HAD GRADUATED AND WERE HOLDING DOWN JOBS. STIPENDS - YAD ELIEZER OFFERS A MONTHLY STIPEND TO WIDOWS WHO ARE CURRENTLY RAISING CHILDREN ON THEIR OWN. AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, LIFE IS STILL A NIGHTMARE FOR THESE FAMILIES. DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, EACH OF THESE 800 FAMILIES RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM $400-$1500 A MONTH. THIS STIPEND IS A TRUE LIFESAVER FOR THESE WOMEN, AND ENABLES THEM TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR ORPHANS WITH DIGNITY. ADDITIONALLY, YAD ELIEZER PROVIDES CASH DISBURSEMENTS TO THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES FOR A ONE-TIME NEED. WHETHER DUE TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE, OR THE NEED TO GET THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME, THIS FUND ALLEVIATES THEIR FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND ALLOWS THEM TO FOCUS ON THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND. THESE GRANTS OFTEN PREVENT A ONE-TIME CRISIS SITUATION FROM FORCING A FAMILY INTO A DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF POVERTY FROM WHICH THEY CAN NEVER ESCAPE. SUBSIDIZED WEDDINGS - THIS PAST YEAR YAD ELIEZER SUBSIDIZED MORE THAN 800 WEDDING CELEBRATIONS FOR COUPLES THROUGHOUT ISRAEL. THESE ARE COUPLES WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD EVEN THE SIMPLEST AFFAIR.YAD ELIEZER ARRANGES FOR A MODEST YET JOYOUS AND FESTIVE CELEBRATION TO ALLOW THESE YOUNG FAMILIES TO ENJOY THIS MOMENTOUS DAY WITH DIGNITY AND HAPPINESS.

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