Projects for the Gush Etzion FoundationWe have established many creative and innovative projects to help the residents of Gush Etzion.
All donations are tax deductible in the United States and Israel. Donor recognition and naming options are always possible.
There are projects to match every budget and area of interest, whether it be in education, welfare, heritage, security and more.
Due to severe cuts in government funding at the same time that security needs have actually increased, assistance is needed more than ever before. While the Israel Defense Force insist that we provide security guards at every school building, the costs for this essential security measure is not within our budget. Many funds for educational and other necessities have been rerouted to cover such emergency needs and we must rely on our donors to help us through this difficult time. For additional information, see
security.
The economy has also been particular hit hard, and we have seen a large increase in unemployment. In some case, both husband and wife have been left without any income at all. To overcome this problem we have food projects for the needy, employment assistance and retraining programs.
Although education has always been a top priority in our region, the critical security needs have not allowed us to properly provide for the growing number of students in our area. The beautiful new school building cannot be completed without additional funding assistance. For additional information see
education.
Our youth have been particularly affected by the many changes resulting from the current Arab war and therefore it is crucial that we provide programs for all of our youth, and in particular, for our
youth at risk.
