INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS INC

POVERTY:MEETING THE NEEDS OF POOREST CITIZENS LIVING IN ISRAEL AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION REMAINS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE FELLOWSHIP. THROUGH ITS POVERTY PROGRAM, THE FELLOWSHIP ASSISTS MILLIONS OF IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE WITH BASIC NEEDS AS THEY STRUGGLE TO OVERCOME EXTREME ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. THROUGH THE POVERTY PROGRAM, THE FELLOWSHIP IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CITIES THROUGHOUT ISRAEL AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, EMERGENCY FUNDS AND OTHER RESOURCES TO THOSE IN DESPERATE NEED, INCLUDING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. SUPPLYING THOUSANDS OF NEEDY ELDERLY, CHILDREN AND POOR FAMILIES WITH NECESSITIES INCLUDING FOOD, HEATING FUEL DURING THE WINTER AS WELL AS MEDICINE, PERSONAL CARE. (SEE SCHEDULE O)(POVERTY CONTINUED) THE FELLOWSHIP ASSISTS IN HELPING THE POOR FIND JOBS AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THE FELLOWSHIP FOCUSES HEAVILY ON THE ELDERLY POPULATION. THE WITH DIGNITY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM REACHES NEARLY HALF OF THE ELDERLY EIGHTY YEARS OR OLDER LIVING IN POVERTY IN ISRAEL, AND GUARANTEES THEIR FOOD SECURITY FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THE FELLOWSHIP ALSO RESCUES ORPHANED AND ABANDONED JEWISH CHILDREN FROM THE STREETS AND PROVIDES THEM WITH HOMES WHERE THEY RECEIVE THE SUPPORT AND LOVE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. WITH 22% OF ISRAEL'S TOTAL POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, AND THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO FULLY PROVIDE FOR MANY OF ITS POOREST CITIZENS, THIS ASSISTANCE IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. THE POVERTY PROGRAM, IN 2023, PROVIDED 185,000 ELDERLY AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN ISRAEL AND THE FSU ASSISTANCE WITH BASIC NEEDS. 566,000 PEOPLE WERE PROVIDED WITH FOOD, CLOTHING AND FINANCIAL AID FOR PASSOVER AND ROSH HASHANAH WORLDWIDE. 18,000 PEOPLE HAD ACCESS TO WARMING HUBS AND GENERATOR-SUPPLIED HEATING AND ELECTRICITY ACROSS 23 COMMUNITIES IN WAR-TORN UKRAINE.

FELLOWSHIP:THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS OF BRIDGE BUILDING BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND JEWS, THE FELLOWSHIP'S MINISTRY PROVIDES EDUCATION RESOURCES TO CHRISTIANS TO LEARN ABOUT THE JEWISH ROOTS OF THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH, AS WELL AS THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL AND HER PEOPLE. THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES PRAYER SUPPORT TO OUR DONORS THROUGH PRAYER CALLS WITH THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS, REQUESTS FOR PRAYERS TO BE SENT TO THE WESTERN WALL, AND A DEDICATE STAFF THAT PRAY WITH OUR DONORS DAILY. THE FELLOWSHIP CONTINUES TO ENGAGE BOTH CHRISTIAN AND JEWS LEADERS IN INTERFAITH DIALOG, CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THE BRIDGE OF UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT. (SEE SCHEDULE O)(FELLOWSHIP CONTINUED) IN 2023 THERE WERE 300,000 DOWNLOADS OF YAEL'S NOURISH YOUR BIBLICAL ROOTS PODCAST, WITH NEARLY 1,500 SUBSCRIBERS BY THE END OF 2023. THERE WERE 46,600 PODCAST FOLLOWERS THROUGH PRAY.COM AND 16,000 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN MONTHLY PRAYER SERVICES. THERE WERE OVER 3.5 MILLION ENGAGEMENTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.