Over the past 47 years, Yad Sarah has created a strong community of clients and dedicated volunteers. With 120+ individual branches across Israel, Yad Sarah provides compassionate care to hundreds of thousands of individuals - from various cultural, religious, and economic backgrounds - every year.

When you go to one of Yad Sarah’s branches, you feel the sense of community that manifests in each branch. When you use Yad Sarah’s services, you understand the level of compassionate care received by every client. When you read about Yad Sarah in this newsletter, you can’t help but recognize the deep sense of passion that drives the organization.

In this edition of “INSIDE Yad Sarah,” we highlight Yad Sarah’s Beersheva branch – located in the Negev region of southern Israel – and the individuals that sustain its vital services. Learn about four of the branch’s volunteers – some of whom just started and others who have been volunteering at Yad Sarah for many years – and their day-to-day responsibilities. The volunteers manage everything from greeting clients to advising on which equipment best suits their needs to repairing damaged equipment. 

Then, experience a day in the life of Yad Sarah’s Beersheva branch and the hundreds of moving pieces and people needed to support the caregiving needs of Israel’s largest southern city. The branch offers numerous programs and services, including equipment loans, life story documentation, homebound outreach, a day rehabilitation program, and much more - to ensure the needs of each client are met.

Finally, sit down and chat with the Beersheva branch managers, Jacob and Drora Gopas, about their personal experience using Yad Sarah’s services, the wide array of individuals serviced by the branch, and what they are doing to improve the sense of community at the Beersheva branch.

Yad Sarah cares for all the people of Israel – and understands the special challenges in delivering services to the vast southern region and the periphery – and relies on the dedication of volunteers, the guidance of branch managers, and the support of friends around the globe. Your gifts help make Yad Sarah’s vital work possible and allow the organization to plan for innovative responses that make life easier and better for people confronting illness and injury – and to help those that love and care for them. Thank you for being part of the Yad Sarah family.

- Adele Goldberg