Elderly Woman Finds Community and Hope

After a lifetime of hardship and loss, Zhanna was battling poverty and Ukraine’s brutal winters alone. Find out how a JDC Hesed social welfare center became her lifeline and helped break her isolation.

After a lifetime of hardship and loss, Zhanna was battling poverty and Ukraine’s brutal winters alone. Find out how a JDC Hesed social welfare center became her lifeline and helped break her isolation.

For Vladimir and Irina, parenting two young children with debilitating illnesses is a daily struggle. Learn how JDC’s family integration camp connected them to new resources and renewed their strength.

In time for disabilities awareness month, meet people who have been empowered by JDC's global programs for the mentally and physically disabled.