Thanks to the generous support of friends like you, the staff of CBN Israel has been rolling up their sleeves to work alongside the nation’s largest food rescue program digging into the soil and planting produce that will eventually make it to the tables of Israel’s most needy.
This practical help has brought CBN Israel into the fields of Israel to get a taste of what the organization’s long-time partner, Leket Israel, does on a regular basis. Leket is Israel’s largest food bank which collects surplus nutritious food and redistributes it to at-risk populations.
Because of caring donors, CBN Israel can link arms with strategic partners like Leket, ensuring that perfectly edible food does not go to waste, but instead becomes a blessing to those in need.
According to the Israeli government, some 2.2 billion pounds of healthy and nutritious food are discarded each year. When Leket founder Joseph Gitler realized this after immigrating to Israel from America, he sought to remedy the problem and bridge the gap between available food and the nation’s poor.
The invaluable support of CBN Israel partners makes it possible to gather surplus produce from farmers and hot meals from hotels, company cafeterias, and army bases to redistribute to vulnerable populations around the country.
When Israelis were evacuated from southern Israel after October 7, donors also sponsored two large trucks that delivered 1.6 million pounds of rescued fresh fruit and vegetables along with 30,000 hot meals to people suffering from food insecurity during this time of war.
In these challenging times, you can let so many in desperate situations know they are not forgotten—by offering them essential food, clothing, housing, financial aid, and encouragement.
Please join us today in bringing help and hope to Israel’s most vulnerable citizens.
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