WIZO in Wartime

11

emergency day care centers in Israel’s 7 major hospitals have been opened by WIZO to serve essential medical staff

150

residents from the south have been evacuated and moved to WIZO youth villages and Parents Home

500

students – some of them on welfare and with no home to go to – are currently living in our 5 youth villages

24,000

food and clothing packages have been distributed to soldiers on the front lines and families who have been evacuated from the south

250

Naaleh students – those who immigrated to Israel without their families – are living in 3 of our youth villages

120

Elderly citizens – some of them Holocaust survivors – are being taken care of at WIZO’s Parents Home

390

Women and children – survivors of domestic violence – are being supported by WIZO through our Safety Net program

70

Girls and young women at risk are being supported through our Adi Center and Makom Balev programs in Be’er sheva

2,700

Support calls a day are being made and answered via our three Helplines for women, mothers and victims of domestic violence

60

women and children are seeking refuge and being supported in our two shelters for victims of domestic violence