To survive Moldova’s harsh January snowstorms, Tatiana, 11, and her family of five huddle desperately around the sole gas stove in their dilapidated apartment. Learn how JDC’s winter relief assistance is ensuring they will make it through this tough season.
Following her mother’s death, Katya was left alone to care for her blind father in their run-down apartment in Ukraine. Learn how JDC rescued this family and is reviving Katya’s Jewish future.
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.
Nataliya is a single mom struggling to support her son with cerebral palsy. Find out how JDC brought this desperate family relief—and a sweet surprise—this Rosh Hashanah.
For Irina, a 79-year-old widow living below the poverty line in southeastern Ukraine, every day is a battle with loneliness. Learn how a JDC homecare visit this Rosh Hashanah will bring her vital relief, dignity, and human interaction.
This summer, thousands of young Jews across Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are coming together to explore their Jewish identities—many for the first time. From Belarus to Bulgaria, take a virtual tour of JDC’s acclaimed camp programs.
Artyom and Andrey are too busy doing daily chores around their dilapidated mud hut to “just be kids.” Find out how JDC is giving these needy brothers an extra hand and connecting them to their caring Jewish community.
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.
Boris has not yet reached his bar mitzvah, but he—along with his mother and grandmother—has faced hardship that belies his age. Find out how JDC helps Boris and tens of thousands of poor Jewish children across the former Soviet Union.
When Natalia took a fall, became bedridden, and could no longer provide for her family, she knew JDC was her only address for help. Find out how a JDC partnership in Azerbaijan is giving her granddaughter a chance for a better a future.