Why we walk

It’s appropriate that while you and your family benefits from a fun and memorable day walking the Walk, you’re benefiting families that live in Israel as well - families who need our support!

Funds raised through the Walk support UJA-funded programs in Israel*, including immigration and absorption of new olim, as well as transformative programs that benefit vulnerable communities in Sderot, Bat Yam and Eilat. Dollars raised through the Walk go towards:

• Reducing social gaps and providing educational opportunities for at-risk youth in Bat Yam through after-school activities and educational enrichment initiatives
  
  
• Increasing social mobility and economic independence for poverty-stricken Ethiopian Israelis in Bat Yam through professional and vocational training in various lines of work, including nursing, early childhood education, bookkeeping and more
  
  
• Higher education and programs for young people in Israel’s southern region of Eilat/Eilot, including career development and teaching future generations about renewable energy and sustainable development
  
  
• Urgent social welfare and educational projects for residents of the beleaguered city of Sderot, which has endured unprecedented rocket attacks over the past decade.

*Funds raised for Israel and Overseas needs are allocated to Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA, for which authorized organizations deliver services.