Research studies all over the world have reported a number of staggering effects of malnutrition in infancy including impaired growth and cognitive development, behavior problems, higher rates of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and thyroid dysfunction, and poor physical stamina. High school students who were malnourished as babies are more likely to drop out of school, and if they do remain, their grades will suffer. But that is the good news. The bad news is that some malnourished babies will never study in high school. Lacking essential sustenance, their immune systems do not function properly, and many of the childhood illnesses that pass uneventfully in healthy children can cause the death of malnourished infants.
With a third of Israeli children living below the poverty line and going to bed hungry on a regular basis, Israel is in danger. What will happen when these children become the adults, and a third of the population of Israel suffers from the debilitating long term effects of infantile malnutrition?
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Yad Eliezer Keren Eliyahu V'Esther Baby Fund
The Yad Keren Eliyahu V'Esther Feed-a-Baby Program began in 1989- when we met Ora. Ora was unable to nurse, and so had turned to baby formula- an item beyond the food budge for an impoverished mother.
To postpone having to purchase any more, she kept adding water to the remaining powder. She brought her severely malnourished baby to us and begged for our help. We found many more mothers diluting infant formula...to forstall the need for the next can. And so our baby food program was born.
Today, Yad Eliezer's Feed-a-Baby Program cares specifically for those infants whose mothers are unable to nurse and cannot afford to purchase formula. We provide over 2,000 hungry babies with the proper nourishment to develop into healthy children.
The program is carefully monitored to ensure that it does not become a substitute for nursing. Infant recipients include children of sick mothers, malnourished mothers, and mothers who are simply overwhelmed by life and urgently need your help.
You are cordially invited to attend the YAD ELIEZER FOR BABIES 6TH ANNUAL TEA In Memory of Ayelet Yakira Galena and Honoring her parents: Hindy and Seth Galena
Hosted By: Dr. Jonathan and Sarah Abenaim 1294 Fayette Street Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tuesday February 5, 2013 7:30 PM $25 Suggested Couvert
Help a bar mitzvah boy from a needy family celebrate his special milestone, with sponsorship of tefillin or a bar mitzvah package. Twinning with your loved one's bar mitzvah is a beautiful and meaningful way to commemorate your simcha.
We are here to anticipate the needs of victims' families, providing them with a shoulder to lean on while they try to make their way through this unimaginable crisis.