Living in Israel has its challenges. But for many vulnerable seniors who call it home, those challenges are multiplied by not having enough to eat.
Tragically, one quarter of Israel’s elderly are facing food insecurity. And being malnourished can trigger health problems for them, requiring additional medical care and expenses—which can also worsen their financial and personal struggles.
In fact, seniors living in low-income government housing are often immigrants or Holocaust survivors. The majority are isolated, disabled, and without family nearby for support. They receive a government stipend of just $600 a month—barely enough to survive. Sometimes it means skipping meals to buy medicine or going hungry. So, who can they turn to?
Gratefully, friends like you are there for these precious older Israelis. Caring donors have enabled CBN Israel to partner with one of the largest food banks in the Holy Land to meet their needs.
First, surplus-prepared food is rescued from hotels, corporate cafeterias, and IDF military bases. It is refrigerated overnight at distribution hubs, and then delivered the next day to at-risk seniors in housing facilities, or through senior day centers. And for the past two years, donors have served over 40,000 hot, nourishing meals, four days a week throughout the year, to the elderly in need!
Your gift to CBN Israel can ease their fears and let them know they are not alone. And your support can also reach out to others in crisis—including immigrants fleeing war and poverty, single mothers, and terror victims—and show them that they aren’t forgotten.
Please partner with us in bringing hope to the hurting!
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