The Impossible Choice Every Parent Faces
A mother sleeps in a hospital chair for the third straight night, knowing her other children at home are eating cereal for dinner again. Laundry piles up. Bills go unpaid. The house that was once full of life now feels like it’s crumbling while she holds vigil by her child’s bedside. A father stares at his phone, torn between staying with his hospitalized child and racing home to care for siblings who haven’t had a proper meal in days. Medical crisis doesn’t pause for household needs—it destroys everything families have built while they’re powerless to stop it.
At Or Lacholeh, we step into the crisis and restore stability. We meet families exactly where they are—in sterile hospital rooms and overwhelmed homes—ensuring no parent has to carry this crushing weight alone. When illness threatens to destroy everything, a family has built, your compassion becomes their anchor.
Comfort care packages delivered directly to bedsides—robes, snacks, hygiene items, and toys that transform cold hospital rooms into spaces of warmth.
Cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, and childcare that keeps homes running when parents can’t be there.
When crisis breaks what families need most—refrigerators, washing machines, beds—we replace them so life can continue.
Working seamlessly with our Food & Essentials program to ensure hot meals reach both hospital bedsides and home kitchens.
Your contribution prevents entire families from breaking apart under overwhelming pressure.
Ora
Mother of a 9-year-old patient
Families Are Drowning While Fighting for Their Children’s Lives
is needed to continue hospital distributions, household help, furniture and appliance distributions, along with coordinated care to families in desperate need.
Every hour of delay means another family spiraling into chaos. Parents are choosing between their sick child’s bedside and their other children’s needs. Homes are collapsing while families focus on survival. Your gift today provides the lifeline they desperately need.
provides emergency cleaning for an overwhelmed family of 5
funds a hospital care package plus home support for one family in crisis
creates one full week of household assistance so parents can focus on healing
provides essential appliances to transform an empty apartment into a real home
Or Lacholeh brings comfort and care to families in Israel facing serious illness—providing food, emotional support, and moments of joy through birthdays, holidays, outings, and dream fulfillments. With volunteers and donors, we ensure no family faces illness alone.
Be First to Help Families in Need.
Be First to Help Families in Need
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Or Lacholeh brings comfort and care to families in Israel facing serious illness—providing food, emotional support, and moments of joy through birthdays, holidays, outings, and dream fulfillments. With volunteers and donors, we ensure no family faces illness alone.
Be First to Help Families in Need.
Donations to Or Lacholeh are tax-deductible in the USA and Israel. Or Lacholeh is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 93-4603052) and an Israeli Amuta (#580627016).
For tax-deductibility in other countries, contact info@healisrael.org.