News & Impact

Since the start of the invasion, more than 10.5 million Ukrainians have had to flee their homes, with more than 4 million—primarily women, children, and elderly—seeking refuge outside the country. Experts estimate more than half of Ukrainian children have been uprooted. In the wake of this pain, our community has come together to send help and hope. Thank you!

Updates on Our Ukraine Relief Efforts

Thanks to your generosity, those in desperate need are receiving lifesaving aid. With the US beginning to admit Ukrainian refugees, we are providing immigration services to local families with relatives in Ukraine or surrounding countries.

As has been JFCS’ hallmark, our Emigre Services include resettlement, information and referrals to resources locally and overseas, legal aid, and counseling. We are also advising those in our community about how to best help relatives arrive to the US, Israel, or other countries.

More information is included below if you are interested in offering housing to refugees.

On the ground, your support bolsters the 24/7 work of our close partners including IsraAID, the Jewish Community of Poland’s Ukrainian Emergency Relief efforts, and the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). You help provide housing and support to hundreds of women with young children, psychological first aid for refugees, childcare programs, and special medical care to the elderly who have left Ukraine for neighboring countries.

Read on for a selection of photos showing the crucial aid your support helps provide at the Moldova-Ukraine border, as well as more details on how to get or give help.

IsraAID’s emergency medical team is busy at Palanca, where thousands of Ukrainians cross into Moldova every day before continuing their journey.

Newly-arrived Ukrainian refugees wait to board buses at the Palanca Border Crossing in Moldova. With your support, IsraAID’s team is working to provide urgent aid at the border and at shelters in the Moldovan capital, Chișinău.

Many seniors are traveling long distances, often with health conditions and inadequate clothing. At the borders, they are greeted with warm clothing, blankets, food, medical care, and more loving care—all possible because of generous donations. All photos courtesy Mickey Noam-Alon/IsraAID.