The defining mission of Yad Sarah is to enable chronically ill, disabled, infirm, and terminally ill people, ranging in age from infancy to old age, to live at home either on their own or in the care of their families or caregivers, with dignity and as independently as possible.
Key points
- Yad Sarah supports people living at home with dignity and as independently as possible.
- Services are delivered with the dedicated help of 7,000+ volunteers supported by a small staff.
- Operations run through over 125+ branches located in every corner of Israel.
- Yad Sarah provides an all-encompassing and fully integrated range of medical equipment and home-based healthcare support services, all for free or at nominal cost.
- Friends of Yad Sarah raises funds and helps arrange services and visits.
What does Yad Sarah do?
With the dedicated help of 7,000+ volunteers supported by a small staff and operating through over 125+ branches located in every corner of Israel, Yad Sarah provides an all-encompassing and fully integrated range of medical equipment and home-based healthcare support services, all for free or at nominal cost to hundreds of thousands of people in Israel annually.
What is the role of Friends of Yad Sarah?
Friends of Yad Sarah assists individuals, families and communities with dedication opportunities, chesed projects, planned giving, and special events, raising much needed funds to support the work of the Yad Sarah organization and its dedicated corps of volunteers in Israel.
Friends of Yad Sarah helps arrange services for tourists with special needs and guided visits to Yad Sarah House, the organization's headquarters in Jerusalem.
Important update
Financial documents are available for download below.
Documents
FAQ
Who does Yad Sarah serve?
Chronically ill, disabled, infirm, and terminally ill people, ranging in age from infancy to old age.
Where does Yad Sarah operate?
Through over 125+ branches located in every corner of Israel.
How are services delivered?
With the dedicated help of 7,000+ volunteers supported by a small staff.
What does Friends of Yad Sarah do?
Assists individuals, families and communities with dedication opportunities, chesed projects, planned giving, and special events, raising much needed funds to support the work of the Yad Sarah organization and its dedicated corps of volunteers in Israel.
Can Friends of Yad Sarah help tourists with special needs?
Yes. Friends of Yad Sarah helps arrange services for tourists with special needs and guided visits to Yad Sarah House, the organization's headquarters in Jerusalem.
Learn more or get involved
Explore dedication opportunities, chesed projects, planned giving, and special events, or request help arranging services and guided visits.
Legal/clarification
Linked documents are provided as-is. Please review the PDFs for complete details.

