About One Family Fund
Our Mission Statement:
One Family Fund Canada provides tangible resources for direct financial, legal and emotional assistance to victims of terrorism living in Israel.
In September 2000, a wave of terrorism and violence began sweeping its way across Israel and became know as the ‘Intifadah’. In the wake of such destruction and sorrow, One Family Fund was founded by Marc and Chantal Belzberg of Jerusalem after their 12 year old daughter, Michal, opted to donate the money to be spent on her Bat Mitzvah celebration to benefit those affected by terror attacks in Israel.
One Family Fund has since grown to become Israel’s central non-profit organization dedicated to providing victims of terrorism and their families direct medical, financial, emotional and psychological aid and assistance. Funded entirely by private sector contributions, One Family Fund and its network of field workers, counsellors and hundreds of volunteers are committed to providing immediate and long-term assistance aimed at helping terror victims find a way to get back to their pre-functioning attack level.
From the moment of an attack, One Family is there – in hospitals with the injured and in homes with the bereaved providing personalized assistance to victims and their families throughout Israel. Our Centers located in Jerusalem, Ra’anana and Hadera offer various programs, therapeutic workshops and retreats aimed at supporting and emotionally strengthening the thousands of individuals and their families who lives have been shattered by terrorism.
Some of the supportive programs offered by One Family Fund include:
- Adopt-A-Family
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Twinning
- Big Brother/Big Sister Programs
- Educational Funding
- Financial Assistance
- Healing Retreats
- Job Training & Placement
- Medical Assistance
- Memorial Events
- Therapeutic Workshops
- Youth Camps
For more in depth information on the various supportive programs, direct aid and assistance provided by One Family Fund, visit our website at www.onefamilyfund.ca.
It has been reported that since the existence of the State of Israel, more Israelis have been murdered and injured in attacks of terrorism then in all the nation’s wars. Through the support and encouragement of One Family Fund, terror victims and their families are finding ways to renew their strength and gain hope in overcoming the horrors that have forever changed their lives.
It takes more than time to heal the wounds of Israel’s tens of thousands of Victims of Terror. It takes One Family.
