Emergency Support for Israel

Project Kesher Israel staff and consultants are working around the clock to keep women in our network safe. PKI has made a quick shift to supportive programming with three online programs a day to help people understand what is going on, and to help women keep themselves and their families safe and calm.

We have set up an Emergency Fund for Israel to support the PKI network, including new Ukrainian and Russian immigrants and refugees. The funds will go toward:

  • Additional Hebrew language classes for new immigrants and refugees. Most of these immigrants and refugees do not speak Hebrew and need assistance with safety protocols.

  • Private therapy sessions with psychologists.

  • Additional hours for local group coordinators to run online and in-person programming and offer support to immigrants and refugees.

  • Gift cards for groceries and clothing. Many new immigrants and refugees are living below the poverty level.

  • First aid kits. In the rush to get to bomb shelters, there are many simple injuries that can be addressed with first aid kits which recent immigrants/refugees do not own. Skinned knees, cuts from broken glass, etc. are routinely treated at home.

  • Additional emotional support hours via Zoom with trauma specialists.

Carli Leinhardt