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JDC Crisis Response Plan: the DisabledJDC, together with United Jewish Communities (UJC), the Jewish Federations of North America, and the Jewish Agency have taken immediate action ensuring the safety of the most vulnerable populations which it traditionally served. 
Programs for People who are Disabled When crisis hits, the vulnerable suffer most. This is the harsh reality now facing many Israelis across the north of Israel. Yet, they can be helped with a range of alternative services designed to deliver assistance during the security emergency. Update and Production of Emergency Information Kits JDC will update and produce emergency information kits for professionals, volunteers and the disabled and their families. These instructional kits, which were originally developed for the Gulf war and produced again for more recent crises, will be made available in seven different languages as well as cassettes for the blind. JDC is already in contact with the National Commissioner on Disability at the Ministry of Justice and the Home Front Command to coordinate efforts. Emergency Accessible Communities for the Disabled JDC's Accessible Communities – which bring professionals and volunteers to define and meet the local needs of disabled citizens – will provide emergency assistance to people with disabilities in the affected areas. The range of assistance will be defined based on local needs and will be provided for five months to 10 communities in northern Israel. Evacuation Assistance Of the approximately 50,000 people with disabilities in northern Israel, 5,000 are severely disabled. Should the security situation escalate, welfare authorities may choose to evacuate hundreds of people with disabilities to hostels for the disabled and other suitable frameworks in the center of the country. In this event JDC will offer a range of assistance such as accessible transport, volunteer activation, equipment and an information hotline for people with disabilities and their families. Building Community Resilience YUVAL- Helping the Helpers YUVAL, JDC's Helping the Helpers program, is a proven framework for increasing community resilience and the capacity of frontline personnel in hospitals and other emergency settings to respond when danger strikes. Launched with IEC funding, the YUVAL model enhanced the capacity of emergency service systems in Haifa and helped residents when the first missiles struck. In light of the current security crisis, JDC is now seeking to bring YUVAL to additional locations and to expand upon the first phase of implementation in select sites. Read about JDC's Emergency Programs for other Vulnerable Populations: Click here to download JDC's Israel Crisis Fund Proposal  Adobe Acrobat(pdf - 574kb)
PLEASE JOIN US IN HELPING THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL:
"United Jewish Communities, Israel Crisis Fund" and Mail to: Attn: Israel Crisis Fund P.O. Box 20 Old Chelsea Station New York, NY 10113 July 2006 |
