Yad Ezra V'Shulamit

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit
Formation1998 (1998)
Legal statusNon-profit
PurposeFood and other services for poor families in Israel
HeadquartersJerusalem
Location
Region served
Israel
Official language
Hebrew
Founding Director
Aryeh Lurie

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit is a Jewish charity organization located in Israel. Founded in 1988, with a mission is to feed poor and hungry families in Israel, with a special focus on providing daily hot meals for children. The organization distributes 500 tons of food each week which support 336,000 poverty stricken people in Israel per year. In addition, the organization operates Children's Centers in Jerusalem and Safed, providing daily hot lunches for children, help with homework, annual clothing and school supply drives. The motto of the organization is "Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, One Child at a Time".