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We are where Israelis need us — now and always.

The ongoing war has left hundreds of thousands of Israelis struggling to rebuild their lives, while communities across the country are stretched to their limits. For many, daily life is now shaped by disruption, displacement, unemployment, and trauma.

JDC continues to develop groundbreaking social-service programs to improve the lives of the people and communities we have long served – including older adults, people with disabilities, and children and families at risk – even as we expand our response to meet the emerging needs caused by the war.

Today, more than 800,000 Israelis have been left vulnerable by the war, many seeking help for the first time in their lives. One in three Israeli adults is struggling with anxiety, depression, or the effects of trauma. Children are growing up amid fear and uncertainty, reservists are carrying trauma into family and civilian life, displaced families are struggling to regain stability, and entire communities are working to rebuild.

We are developing and deploying sustainable solutions on a national scale, working in partnership with Israeli NGOs, the business sector, the government, and municipalities. This builds on decades of experience creating innovative social services to uplift the country’s most vulnerable populations. Before the war, 1 million+ Israelis benefited weekly from this work.

Founded in 1914 to help starving Jews in Jerusalem at the outbreak of World War I and instrumental in building the country’s social service sector, JDC is the trusted organization leading national initiatives to ensure that Israelis are strong and resilient, now and for future generations.

Throughout this devastating war, JDC’s life-saving emergency response in Israel has been both rapid and continuous. We are identifying and meeting new and emerging needs to ensure that the most vulnerable people and communities can endure, recover, and be part of building Israel’s future.

JDC’s emergency response is made possible by special appeals of the Jewish Federations of North America and thousands of generous donors.