We provide a temporary defence for individuals at risk of being overwhelmed by circumstances that threaten their well-being or independence.
Our programs have reached individuals struggling with challenges such as illness, bereavement, loss of income, poverty, and human trafficking.
Our impacts have included safety and food for families, expanding medical care in communities, and households maintaining adequate living conditions.
Our support programs currently fall under three initiatives:
Hardship Grants: Targeted needs met through rapid point in time grants funded by Barzilai Foundation and administered through our partners.
Exceptional Needs Grants: Larger grants to deal with substantial life obstacles, primarily referred by our partners. We work closely with each recipient to find creative solutions to exceptional needs.
Access to Health Care: There are many barriers to individuals being able to obtain adequate health care and for communities to provide it. We look for opportunities to improve access by looking at both individual and provider needs.
Here we share stories of individual impacts from our support. These stories represent the realization of our mission.
Names and personal details of individuals may be changed for privacy.
Young man in India who works hard to support his family after father's passing, given the care he needs to beat kidney failure.
For a young Moroccan, Mokhlis, being born with clubfoot means a lifetime of disability and poverty. Barzilai Foundation was able help put Mokhlis on a path to overcoming his condition and achieving future independence.
For Ella discovering the devastation of learning she had an advanced stage brain tumour was made worse in discovering she couldn't afford the treatment she needed urgently.
Three young children who lost their mother have found a loving home with their aunt, uncle and cousins. The family is building their new life, working through the emotional devastation of loss, and the challenge of growing their household overnight.
Beatrice was a single mother who was unexpectedly put in a tough position to choose between work and caring for her youngest. Knowing that a short term decision to leave work would have long-term consequences for her and her family she sought help.
A single mother of three thought she had found a path to a better life for herself and three daughters. Instead she found herself thousands of miles from home and being sexually exploited. Fearing for herself and her daughters she fled with nothing.
Interview with Cancer Relief CEO Gráinne McKenna about the recently announced program that provides support to cancer patients during all phases of their treatment, from pre-habilitation through rehabilitation.
For a single-mother of four, when the family's refrigerator and boiler both broke in the same month the family was stuck without fresh food or hot water and in need of support.
For a single mother of three barely making it, not having an oven meant getting by became even more difficult. Our hardship grant program provided an oven and removed the stress of not being able to provide hot home cooked meals
For a couple and their young daughter outfitting their home with basic necessities was out of reach due to job loss from the pandemic. As they rebuilt their life and home our hardship grant helped provide support.
A family struggling to get by didn't have the means to repair their broken sink and saw their situation get worse. Unsafe mold buildup, broken appliances due to water damage and a kitchen that couldn't serve its primary function.
For Janet, a broken appliance creates an inability to perform basic functions in the home. Our Hardship Grant program is proud to support people who hit bumps on the path to bettering themselves.
A single mother who came home to find her refrigerator broken and food spoiled leverages hardship grant to get a new fridge and peace of mind.
February 2023 - A loving family finally able to live under the same roof gets support from hardship grant to furnish home and provide basic necessities.
Mother of three rebuilding life after fleeing from domestic violence is able to use hardship grant to create a better home for her young children.
A teacher and mother of two children, age 6 and 1, needed support for food during a difficult time for her family, our hardship grant provided support at a critical time.
For individuals struggling to make ends meet, disruptions like an appliance breaking can mean choosing between essentials like food or basic living comforts like hot water. Our hardship grant made it so Marie didn't have to choose.
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