The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews announced on Monday two new funding initiatives to support IDF soldiers wounded in battle.
One program funded by the allocation of nearly 2 million shekels (about $550,000) will help wounded veterans with food cards and purchases of clothing, electric appliances and accessible furniture.
The second project will provide for the distribution of support kits to wounded soldiers to help them during the time of hospitalization and rehabilitation.
“This war has exacted an extremely heavy cost on our younger generation with many thousands of soldiers, who dropped everything to fight on behalf of all of us, experiencing life-changing injuries,” said Yael Eckstein, president of the IFCJ.
“Beyond the current physical toll of these injuries, many of these wounded veterans will face lifestyle challenges that will make their rehabilitation and financial independence that much more difficult. Our commitment, and the commitment of the hundreds of thousands of IFCJ donors around the world, is to ensure that we are addressing those needs and offering them the practical support they deserve in light of the incredible sacrifices they have made,” she added.
The programs are being implemented in partnership with the Friends of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization.
“Over the years the Fellowship has been instrumental in supporting older veterans who were injured in previous battles and wars, and now we see this partnership benefiting the many injured soldiers, of all ages, whose lives have been so changed and will require extensive and ongoing periods of treatment, recovery and lengthy rehabilitation,” said Adi Strauss, chair of the Friends of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization.
Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, the IFCJ has contributed more than $75 million to dozens of social and civilian defense efforts, including the installation of over 200 sheltered units in northern communities. The organization has also donated armored emergency response vehicles and millions of shekels in first aid and security equipment for local response teams.
