Urgent Relief Efforts Underway for Jewish Orphan Children’s Homes in Ukraine
Edited by: TJVNews.com
As Ukraine is under attack, an emergency campaign is underway to assist Tikva Children’s Home in Odessa with evacuation, safety, and supply costs related to the safety of their children during these challenging times.
Thus far 900+ have evacuated war zones! Tikva – (translates from Hebrew to “Hope”) – is a successful 25-year old social service and educational organization in Ukraine that has saved thousands of homeless and abused Jewish children in the Odessa region of Ukraine. Tikva operates 12 facilities that house nearly 300 children, school 900 children, provide meals and services for nearly a thousand elderly Jews (many of whom are Holocaust survivors) and provide community support though the synagogue, and its community centers.
Tikva’s core mission is to care for the homeless, abandoned and abused Jewish children of Odessa and neighboring regions of the Former Soviet Union. Tikva provides a warm, compassionate home, essential social services and a quality education, while revitalizing the growing Jewish community of Odessa. In addition, Tikva offers its graduates the opportunity for a brighter future through university & technical education in Odessa & immigration to Israel, where Tikva continues its support services to help them thrive.
As Russia is closing in on Odessa, they continue to send buses to evacuate and provide aid to hundreds more who remain in the city- Tikva’s community and beyond. While this worthwhile organization faces the unknown, Tikva’s emergency relief fundraising campaign will directly assist with covering the enormous and rising costs related to security, shelter, relocation, transportation, food, water, medicine and supplies. “Tikva Children’s Home has been saving the orphaned Jewish children of Ukraine and helping them transition to self-sufficiency for over two decades,” noted Tikva’s Director of Development Yanna Begelman. “Today, we need your help, prayers and donations to ensure we can continue our mission during this time of war.”
Ms. Begelman added; “In addition to our efforts to save the orphaned Jewish children of Ukraine, Tikva is also in the process of moving entire families as well as groups of elderly people to areas of safety as the Russian aggression increases all throughout Ukraine.”
For more information on Tikva Children’s Homes, Schools & Community, visit www.TikvaOdessa.org
