EMUNAH was started over 80 years ago by a group of religious Zionist women to provide emergency shelter and housing for orphans and refugee children escaping persecution and growing anti-Semitism in Europe and Arab countries. Today, EMUNAH (which means Faith in Hebrew) is one of Israel’s leading social service and humanitarian aid organizations, helping hundreds of thousands of Israel’s most disadvantaged and at-risk children and families build healthy, stable lives.
EMUNAH maintains five Residential Homes for children who have been removed from their families by court order due to physical, mental and/or sexual abuse, major familial dysfunction, the illness and/or death of a parent(s). These facilities offer a safe and loving home to more than 800 children ranging in age from 6-18, all suffering from various emotional and mental challenges including PTSD. Each child is given extensive support services including counseling and therapy to help break the cycle of dysfunction and trauma they have experienced.
EMUNAH supports 11 Family Therapy and Emergency Crisis Counseling Centers serving individuals and families undergoing emotional and mental distress.
EMUNAH maintains one of Israel’s largest networks of subsidized child care centers, with over 8,000 children attending 125 centers.
EMUNAH finances 11 specialized “multi-purpose” Day Care Centers. These Centers provide extended services, including family counseling, parenting workshops and specialized enrichment programs for at-risk children from economically disadvantaged single parent homes.
Aware of the need for quality religious and secular education, EMUNAH subsidizes four all-female high schools and a liberal arts college. These schools offer academic tracts in: science, biomedical engineering, computers, film, drama, music, and Judaic religious studies. More than 1,100 students attend, many from poverty-stricken, immigrant and refugee homes.
EMUNAH also maintains a senior-friendly eating together program providing social engagement and meals for Holocaust survivors and the elderly.
EMUNAH has been awarded the Israel Prize by the government in recognition of its “Lifetime achievement, contribution and impact on behalf of the Nation of Israel and its people.”
“ I lost both my husband and father-in-law on October 7th. They died in each other’s arms while being shot and burnt on the Kibbutz.” Ora “We lost our home and all our belongings. We are still living in a single hotel room, not sure when, or if, we will ever be able to return to the community, let alone have a house to live in.” Dani “I kept driving young people out of the Nova festival to safety. The
Thousands of families continue to live away from their homes, loved ones and communities. After almost a year where tens of thousands of Israel’s citizens have been essentially homeless, jobless and limited, if any schooling for our children, we pray for Peace! Unfortunately, with thousands of rockets being launched indiscriminately into Israeli populated cities and communities, the current war in the North is critical to enable the citizens to return home safely and rebuild their lives. While the IDF is
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World Emunah is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
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