KEREN CHEN VECHESSED

A charity fund that has been operating voluntarily and without expenses for 24 years helping needy families. We are 20 volunteers: social workers, treasurer, secretary, accountant, chairman, support committee, audit committee. The association has a p The Chen Vechessed Foundation is a non-profit controlled by the state that operates on a voluntary basis without expenses. The foundation helps poor families. Before the holidays, poor families receive help that helps them buy all the needs of the holiday. Each family receives help according to the criteria of: marital status, the ages of the parents and children, the size of the family, the density of the housing, the finTancial situation, the parents' efforts and ability to get drunk, the family's situation before reaching poverty, etc. The fund also helps in cases of disaster such as a serious illness, accident, injury, etc. that harm the family's ability to earn a living. We are assisted by 2 social workers who accompany the families, who checks the references, cross-references information from various sources, and prepares letters of recommendation for the fund. There are 3 charity collectors who decide whether to help and with what amount. They operate according to criteria set by the members of the association. The association consists of about 20 volunteers who gather several times a year to receive an overview of the families' situation and the donations and decide on the fund's policy. All the people in the foundation work voluntarily, including: the social worker, the accountant, the donors, etc. The financial turnover of the fund is about 2,400,000 NIS (2.4 million NIS) per year, all of which goes to the poor families since the fund has no expenses. The receipt registers, the publications, and the charity funds are donated by the volunteers. Fund receipts are recognized for tax refunds according to Section 46 of the Income Tax Ordinance. Fund account number: Bank Mizrahi 20, branch 576, account 332332 Between the holidays we help families of widows and single parents with 8-11 orphans, and only in cases of disaster. The social workers accompany the families throughout the year, guide and guide the families to behave wisely and prepare the recommendations for help when needed