CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF ISRAELI COMMUNITIES

IN 2024, CFOIC HEARTLAND CONTRIBUTED $1,128,000.00 TO PROJECTS IN ISRAEL. 2024 WAS A YEAR IN WHICH THE WILLPOWER AND RESILIENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AND THEIR DEAR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD WERE TESTED. FACING AN EXISTENTIAL WAR ON SEVERAL FRONTS, THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL SPENT THE ENTIRE YEAR LIVING IN WARTIME CONDITIONS. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEN WERE CALLED UP TO FIGHT, LEAVING THEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN BEHIND FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD. TENSIONS IN THE REGION ESCALATED ALONG WITH THE NUMBER AND SCALE OF ATTACKS. FACING A CRISIS AND CHALLENGE LIKE NEVER BEFORE, THE RESIDENTS OF JUDEA AND SAMARIA WERE DESPERATE FOR HELP AND SUPPORT. AS ANY COMMITTED, SINCERE FRIENDS WOULD DO, OUR DONORS ANSWERED THE CALL IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT HESITATION.THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR DONORS, IN 2024, CFOIC HEARTLAND PROVIDED $1,006,072.00 TO AID THE PEOPLE OF JUDEA AND SAMARIA, AS WELL AS $309,771.00 FOR ITS VITAL EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND MOST URGENT NEED PROJECTS.THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXACT BREAKDOWN OF THE FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO ISRAEL AND THE PROJECTS THEY SUPPORTED:EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT: PROTECTING PIONEERS$630,386.00 FOR EMERGENCY NEEDS, SUCH AS NEW PATROL VEHICLES, SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, RADIOS, DEFIBRILLATORS, AND FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT. OUR GENEROUS DONORS ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITIES WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO CONSTRUCT NEW PROTECTIVE SHELTERS AND SECURITY GATES.SENIOR CITIZENS: GIVING BACK TO ORIGINAL PIONEERS$26,509.00 WAS PROVIDED TO HELP THE ELDERLY PIONEERS OF JUDEA AND SAMARIA. HONORING THEIR LIFETIME OF SELF-SACRIFICE BY PROVIDING MANY WITH CRITICAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HEATING 80 HOMES OF THESE ORIGINAL PIONEERS FOR THE COLD WINTER.COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES$40,286.00 FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS, HELPING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT JUDEA AND SAMARIA PERSEVERE DURING WARTIME! THE FAMILIES OF RESERVISTS IN THE BIBLICAL HEARTLAND WERE WELL CARED FOR THROUGH SPECIAL MEAL DELIVERIES AND SUPERVISED PLAYTIME FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH A PROFESSIONAL TRAUMA-CARE UNIT IN THE JORDAN VALLEY TO SERVE VICTIMS OF TERROR ATTACKS RESIDING IN THE REGION. WE PLANTED 250 NEW TREES IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA, HELPING TO REPLENISH THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BIBLICAL HEARTLAND!CHILDREN AND YOUTH: SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION$37,263.00 FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN OF JUDEA AND SAMARIA, PROVIDING FATHERLESS BOYS WITH WARM CLOTHING FOR THE WINTER AND STUDENTS WITH COMPUTERS FOR THEIR STUDIES AT SCHOOL. OUR GENEROUS DONORS ALSO HELPED FURNISH TWO YOUTH CENTERS AND DONATED NEW EQUIPMENT TO TWO DAYCARES THAT SERVE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.FAMILIES IN NEED: HELPING IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES AND CHILDREN$83,785.00 FOR FOOD VOUCHERS AND GROCERIES. THANKS TO OUR DONORS, 1,000 NEEDY FAMILIES RECEIVED FOOD VOUCHERS, AND 9,000 HOT LUNCH MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH $309,771.00 TO PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, BOTH IN PRINT AND FILM, AS WELL AS PERSONAL OUTREACH TO GROUPS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. CFOIC HEARTLAND REPRESENTATIVES TRAVELED AND SPOKE TO AUDIENCES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND AUSTRALIA, AND CREATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR TOURISTS IN ISRAEL, MEETING THEM IN CITIES AND COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE LAND. IN ADDITION, FUNDS WERE USED TO ADDRESS URGENT NEEDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES. A PORTION OF THE FUNDS WERE USED TO QUICKLY RESPOND TO UNEXPECTED NEEDS, ALLOWING US TO REMAIN AGILE IN THE FACE OF EMERGING CHALLENGES.