The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Continues Support of Ukraine to Mark Third Anniversary of Ukraine War

JERUSALEM, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Ukraine war enters its third year, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), which has supported Ukraine and the former Soviet Union (FSU) for more than 30 years, today released its impact numbers on the support it has provided to the war-torn country since February 24, 2022.

During the first year of the war, The Fellowship provided over $28 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine and other countries in the region affected by the conflict, including food, water, medicine, warm clothing, housing, and other basic needs and services. Additionally, The Fellowship provided approximately 80,000 displaced persons and refugees with basic needs such as food, medicine, and temporary housing in Ukraine and neighboring countries, and helped evacuate more than 1,600 children and staff from Ukraine's children's homes and orphanages. Since the war began, The Fellowship has also helped more than 6,300 Jews make aliyah (immigrate to Israel) from Ukraine.

Yael Eckstein, Fellowship President and CEO said of the anniversary, "While the war in Ukraine may no longer be top of mind for much of the western world, here at The Fellowship, we've been on the ground supporting the Jewish community in Ukraine and throughout the FSU long before this war began, and we'll be here long after it ends to help ensure its people have the basic needs and lifesaving care necessary to rebuild their lives."

In addition to emergency assistance for the war, The Fellowship also currently provides the following assistance in Ukraine and throughout the region on an ongoing basis:

• 42,000 people receive basic needs such as food, medicine, housing, and clothing
• 18,000 people across 23 communities in Ukraine have access to warming hubs and generator-supplied heating and electricity
• 3,600 children in 10 schools receive food and transportation assistance
• 1,000 children in 4 children's homes receive support and basic needs

"Thanks to our hundreds of thousands of supporters worldwide who value and sanctify life, we will continue to pray for peace, and we will continue to provide hope and light in a war that has meant darkness for so many," Eckstein said.

About Yael Eckstein 
Yael Eckstein is the President and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. As a respected Jewish leader, speaker, author, and host of the Nourish Your Biblical Roots and The Chosen People podcasts, Yael continues the legacy of her father, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, of building bridges of faith between Christians and Jews globally. With over a decade of nonprofit experience in multiple roles, she has the rare distinction of being a woman leading one of the world's largest religious charitable organizations. Recipient of the Jaffa Institute's 2024 Woman of the Year and The Jerusalem Post's 2023 Humanitarian of the Year awards, Yael is a Chicago-area native based in Israel with her husband and their four children.

About the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
For more than 40 years, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) has been the leading nonprofit building bridges between Christians and Jews, blessing Israel and the Jewish people around the world with humanitarian care and lifesaving aid. In 2023, The Fellowship helped more than 2 million people living in poverty, helped thousands make aliyah back to their homeland, Israel, and helped strengthen Israel's security infrastructure. To learn more about The Fellowship's work, visit www.ifcj.org.

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