2025 Year in Review: Protecting and Providing Across Israel
Saturday, February 14, 2026
“Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6:9
Dear Friends,
As we look back on 2025, we want you to know how deeply grateful we are for your faithful partnership. In a year marked by ongoing security threats and growing needs on the home front, you helped us respond with practical compassion, steady presence, and timely action across Israel.
Because of your generosity, we installed 84 new safety shelters, bringing the total to 483 shelters since the project began. You helped 2,788 families receive gift cards for food and basic necessities, and you provided 912 children with new backpacks as they headed into the school year. At the Millennium Center, 12 gatherings brought comfort and dignity to Holocaust survivors, terror survivors, children at risk, and reserve soldiers and their families. And with 64 medic bags delivered to communities in the north, you strengthened emergency response where every second matters. Three lifesaving ambulances were donated to MDA, including one and a first-of-its-kind MICU.
Below is a month-by-month snapshot of the impact you made possible in 2025. Thank you for standing with Israel in a way that brings protection, provision, and hope.
With gratitude,
Barry & Batya and the VFI team
2025 at a glance
- 84 safety shelters installed in 2025 (483 total to date)
- 2,788 families supported with gift cards for food and essentials
- 912 children equipped with new backpacks for the school year
- 12 uplifting events at the Millennium Center for terror and Holocaust survivors, children at risk, and reserve families
- 64 medic bags delivered to strengthen lifesaving response teams
- 3 ambulances dedicated
January
Safety Shelters Strengthening the North
Gift Cards for Families in Need: Help with Everyday Essentials
Medic bags delivered to communities in the Galilee
February
Equipping Soldiers on the Front Lines: Essential Gear Delivered
Family Aid in Sderot: Standing with the South
Tu Bishvat with Holocaust Survivors: Planting Hope Together
March
New Ambulance Dedicated in Tiberias
Modiin Seniors at the Millennium Center: Good Deeds Day of Joy
An Evening for Reserve Soldiers’ Wives
Passover Help for Families in Need: Meeting Urgent Needs with Dignity
Purim Celebration for Terror Survivors’ Families: Restoring Joy
April
Passover Aid Continues: Reaching More Families in Need
Tactical Gear for Soldiers
Passover Celebration in England
May
Safety Shelters in the South: Building Safe Spaces Under Fire
Gathering with Holocaust Survivors
June
Planting Fruit Trees in the Gaza Envelope
Rapid Response Aid: Supporting the Homefront during Iran War
Supporting Reserve Soldiers’ Wives
Volunteers at the Millennium Center
July
Helping a Terror Survivor
Pack to School 2025
More Safety Shelters Installed
August
Celebrating Batya’s Birthday
Special Event and Backpacks for Reserve Soldiers’ Children
Scholarships for Terror Survivors
Volunteers at the Millennium Center
Gift Cards for the High Holidays: Helping Families Prepare
September
High Holiday Aid: Food and Essentials for Families in Need
MICU Ambulance Dedicated: Advanced Care on Wheels
Love in Action: Volunteers at the Millennium Center
October
Safety Shelters in the South: Protection in Uncertain Times
November
Ceramic Plates for Soldiers
Financial Support for Families in Need: Covering Critical Gaps
UK Tour Group Visits the Millennium Center
December
Hanukkah with Holocaust Survivors: Light in the Darkness
Hanukkah with Children at Risk
Therapeutic Sessions for Reservists’ Wives
Safety Shelters in the South
