300
Annual Retreats
50+
Camps
350
Families
$982,510
Annual Cost
The Issue
Raising a child with special, medical, or developmental needs is never easy.
Many families relocate away from friends and family in order to be of service to others, only for Hashem to give them yet another responsibility – a child with special needs.
Managing this responsibility alone, with limited financial resources, significantly amplifies the challenge.
The Solution
With gratitude to Hashem, a dedicated team is there to support these families every step of the way – lightening their load providing support.
No matter where they are in the world, families receive resources, advocacy, and guidance as they raise their children.
By the Numbers
Real support for real families — across the globe.
Families Supported
350
global families
Living in 205 cities, across 25 countries, on 6 continents.
Social Workers
3
professionals
Available 24/6 to provide guidance, advocacy, emotional support, and crisis assistance.
Parent Retreats
300
parents supported
Four immersive 2.5-day rejuvenation retreats held in Israel, New Jersey, Florida, and California.
Specialized Babysitting
52
families helped
Trained babysitters who understand medical, developmental, and behavioral needs.
Therapy Funding
Ongoing
critical support
Assistance for a full range of physical, emotional, and behavioral therapies.
Summer Camp Grants
50
children
Scholarships bridging the gap between available aid and true costs.
Holiday Grants
60
families
Supporting families in financial distress with holiday expenses.
Parent Gifts
700
birthday gifts
Beautiful, thoughtful gifts to uplift and honor parents throughout the year.
Children’s Gifts
1,225
gifts for children
Birthday and holiday gifts for children with special needs and their siblings age 13 and under.
Siblings Weekend Getaway
15
Siblings Shabbaton
A special time for the siblings of special needs children to feel that they too are important
Total Annual Cost
$982,510
annual program cost
Year-round support for families raising children with special needs.
Who will provide a listening ear or constant support whenever needed?
Social workers who are available 24/6
Who will help with looking after our special needs child when we need to take a break?
We arrange yearly 5-star retreats to rejuvenate, to learn new ways to help one’s special needs child, oneself, and one’s other children, to get to know and connect with others in the same circumstances, and to have 1 on 1 time with licensed therapists. We also provide specialized babysitters.
How do we find ways to connect with others who are dealing with the same issue?
We have a WhatsApp groups for these incredible fathers and mothers to connect with other fathers and mothers who face the same challenge.
How can we afford the therapeutic and medical interventions needed?
We provide financial support towards therapeutic and medical interventions.
Who can we turn to who knows how to research funding, grants and available programing in our area?
We do the research for funding, grants, and programs in each area around the globe.
How do we access top medical care, customized home modifications, and suitable transport?
We find top medical care and equipment at cost price and often fund them
How do we fund counseling and therapy to help manage the pressures and stress?
We have a mental health fund for the parents.
How can we afford the high costs involved for summer camps for our special needs child?
We have a camp scholarships for the special needs child to bridge the gap between the available scholarships that already exit and what the parents can realistically afford.
How do we ease the stress of the added expense of the Jewish Holidays?
Often, one challenge creates another challenge, and so we provide grants to the families who are going through financial struggles, to help them pay for the added costs of Yom Tov.
How do we not feel alone? How does our special needs child not feel alone? How do our other children feel loved and cherished even when so much of our energy goes towards our special needs child?
We send unique and beautiful birthday presents for the parents, and birthday and Holidays gifts for the special needs children, and their siblings who are age 13 or younger.