Kate is a 40 year old teacher, who works full time and has two children aged 6 and 1. During Lockdown her husband started to drink and suffer with his mental health, it got out control and he became alcoholic dependent. After he went missing and almost died, he ended up in hospital, had a full detox and mental health support. He is now on his way to a full recovery and is nearly ready to start work but in the meantime, Kate has had to keep everything together and the bills have started to mount up. Kate asked for some help towards food.
The Barzilai funds were used to give the family supermarket vouchers during a highly critical moment of need.
Barzilai Foundation partners with National Benevolent Charity to provide help to low-income families. Hardship grants provide just in time support for critical life moments including essential home needs, food insecurity, new employment costs.
Barzilai Foundation partnered with the EV Foundation to support Gibraltar vulnerable families, and to provide professional development opportunities as well as assist low-income families experiencing hardships.
A 32-year-old single parent committed to getting her life back on track through training and a new career, leveraged a Barzilai Hardship Grant to get the equipment she needed for her studies.
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.