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Non-Profit Organizations and Support Groups

2 January 2024

In Israel, there are several non-profit, voluntary organizations that provide support and assistance to patients with diverse conditions and their families in a variety of settings, including groups, individual sessions, phone calls, and help and information centers. It is advisable to contact these organizations if you need help. On this page, you can find all the information you need about these organizations, including their activities and up-to-date contact information.

In Israel, there are several non-profit voluntary organizations that provide support and assistance to patients with diverse conditions and their families.

These organizations offer a variety of support services, including information centers and hotlines. If you need help that is not available in your community or if you are struggling to afford additional help in addition to the help financed by the HMOs, these organizations can help you find the resources you need. To get the most appropriate help, contact an organization with the specific field of expertise you need.

On this page, you can find all the information you need about these organizations, including their field of expertise, assistance options, and up-to-date contact information.

This association was founded in 1988 by families affected by Alzheimer's disease, and it is currently run by volunteers in 50 branches throughout Israel.

Here are some of the organization’s activities

  • Running support groups around the country.
  • Operating groups catering to patients and their families.
  • A support, counseling, and guidance telephone hotline.
  • Publication of informational materials for the general public and healthcare professionals.
Contact details

Phone: *8889

Emda website

The Ezer Mizion Association provides medical assistance as well as help and support for patients, their families, and older people.

Here are some of the organization’s activities

  • Operating a medical call center.
  • Running a health center.
  • Professional treatments and courses.
  • Consultation center for families.
  • Patient transport and medical shipment.
Contact details

Phone: *2236

Ezer Mizion website

Tzippora Fried Center is a designated center of Ezer Mizion that provides support and assistance to families affected by Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.

Here are some of the association's activities

  • Counseling and emotional therapy for caregiving families of people with dementia.
  • Counseling on the issue of exercising rights.
  • Support groups for family members.
Contact details

Phone: 073-3956807

The Merkaz Tzipora Farid website

Yad Sarah is engaged in a variety of activities and provides services for patients and older people. Its services are provided by volunteers in 30 help departments and 125 branches throughout Israel.

Here are some of the organization’s activities

  • Medical and rehabilitation equipment loans.
  • Operating a distress hotline.
  • Mobile dental clinics.
  • A variety of community services, including documenting life stories, and a Holocaust survivors’ department.
  • Consultation and guidance services.
Contact details

Phone: 6444*

Yad Sarah website

The organization was founded in 1981 and provides a wide range of services to older people, people with dementia and cognitive decline, and their families and caregivers throughout Israel.

Here are some of the organization’s activities

  • Melabev day centers in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh for people diagnosed with dementia. This service is provided in Hebrew, French, English, Russian, and Arabic.
  • Melabev nursing in Jerusalem and the area, Beit Shemesh, and Mateh Yehuda. It is recognized by the National Insurance Institute, the Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims, and the Ministry of Defense.
  • Melabev home service: A variety of home services for older people and people with dementia and cognitive decline around Israel.
  • Melabev for the family: A variety of online services for families caring for their loved ones suffering from dementia, including monthly meetings via Zoom, online support groups, individual counseling via Zoom, an information library on the website, and more.
  • Melabev "Peima": Clubs operating in Jerusalem in collaboration with the Israel Museum for people under the age of 67 with cognitive decline and dementia.
  • Melabev enrichment: training, enrichment, and learning programs for organizations, companies, HMOs, government ministries, and more, operated by a team of experts in the field of aging and dementia.
  • Melabev knowledge, research, and development.
  • Melabev Contact Center to alleviate loneliness, operated by volunteers.
  • Melabev in the periphery and nursing homes: Establishing clubs throughout Israel for people with dementia.
Contact details

Phone: 1-700-70-4533

Melabev website

Caregivers Israel provides support and tools to help family caregivers maintain their health while continuing to care for their loved ones.

As part of the organization’s activities

  • Online communities and groups.
  • Individual and family support.
  • Individual and family telephone consultation.
  • Webinars and lectures.
Contact details

Caregivers Israel website

The organization provides social services for older people with special expertise on Holocaust survivors. Additionally, the organization provides services for caregiving families.

The organization operates nationwide.

Here are some of the organization’s activities

  • Emotional treatment and help in exercising rights through home visits, in the natural environment.
  • Social services for Holocaust survivors at home, including support towards the end of life.
  • Preliminary medical planning: provision of information on and assistance in the preemptive filling-in and submission of the various forms pertaining to future medical decisions (including form d’, the medical part of the lasting power of attorney form, first addition to the Dying Patient Law, short form of the power of attorney by the Dying Patient Law).
  • Treatment, consultation, and individual support for caregiving families.
  • Training caregiving families.
  • Training healthcare professionals, elderly people, and volunteers with courses, lectures, and workshops.
  • Mediation for caregiving families.
  • Research and measurements, including research collaborations with Bar-Ilan University.
Contact details

Phone: 09-9794146

Nini Czopp organization website

Amcha, also known as the Israeli Center for Mental Health and Social Support Services for Holocaust survivors and the Second Generation, was founded by Holocaust survivors and mental health professionals. The organization provides mental and social help and support to Holocaust survivors and their families.

The organization operates 15 centers throughout Israel.

Here are some of the organization’s activities

  • Mental health treatment and counseling for coping with the challenges of aging.
  • Assistance in conditions of medical and functional deterioration.
  • Assistance in suicidal states and coping with mourning.
  • Assistance in conditions of cognitive decline and dementia.
  • Mediation for resolving family conflicts related to caring for older adults.
  • Providing help and support for families taking care of older adults to prevent burnout.
  • Enhancing and maintaining quality of life in older adults.
Contact details

Phone: 02-6250634

AMCHA organization website