The Heart and Soul of Yad Sarah
It’s not just medical treatments that save lives: the thoughtfulness, the follow-through, and the love at Yad Sarah can bring people back to life. The devotion of Yad Sarah’s 6,000 volunteers resonates all across Israel. With deeds large and small, volunteers make life-altering impacts on the people who need support.
Learn about these special volunteers and more in Inside Yad Sarah >>
In Israel, Wheelchairs Come from Yad Sarah
Wheelchairs are the #1 most requested item from the Lending Center, and there are over 18,000 Yad Sarah wheelchairs in circulation. They are borrowed by children and adults; the ill, injured, elderly, and people with special needs. With borrowed wheelchairs, Yad Sarah’s clients can enjoy a higher quality of life, leaving hospitals for home, being out in their communities, and becoming more independent. Yad Sarah needs 1,000 new wheelchairs in 2012.
Companionship for People without Support
Homebound visits from Yad Sarah volunteers bring company to the frail elderly and people with disabilities who are isolated at home. Some clients enjoy art projects, others like to be read to by volunteers, and some need help with practical things they can’t do themselves. But many homebound people just want someone to talk to. A Yad Sarah volunteer might be the only person a client sees during the week. Over years of visits, special friendships are often forged between clients and volunteers. Help these visits continue >>
Purim at Yad Sarah
Purim was a busy time at Yad Sarah branches across Israel. In Raanana, a clown visited Yad Sarah's Day Rehabilitation Center for an afternoon of activities with clients. At the Play Center for Children with Special Needs in Jerusalem, the young clients decorated masks with a variety of art supplies. In Beersheva, volunteers visited isolated homebound clients to deliver mishloach manot and bring some company for the holiday.
Learn how you can contribute to special projects like these >>
See our goals for 5772 (2011 - 12). Wheelchairs, the most-requested item at Yad Sarah, top the wish list again this year. Yad Sarah estimates that 1,400 new wheelchairs are needed to meet the current demand. Help us meet our goals >>
The story of Yad Sarah
Yad Sarah helped 420,000 people in 2011. Read about it here >>
Yad Sarah in the News: Read an article about the difference Yad Sarah makes for travelers to Israel who have special medical needs.
Yad Sarah in the News: Read an article about how Yad Sarah helped the Duggar family of TLC's "19 Kids and Counting."
On your next trip to Israel, include a tour of Yad Sarah's headquarters. Teeming with activities and excitement, it offers something of interest to every member of the family. Take a virtual tour >>
