Mideast Charities
Holy Land Christian Ecumenical
Foundation (HCEF)
P.O. Box 6687 • Silver Spring, MD 20906
(866) 871-HCEF
www.hcef.org
Sponsors ongoing programs for Palestinian Christians in
education, child sponsorship and housing, as well as an emergency fund to supply
medication, medical supplies, food and services.
International Orthodox Christian Charities
P.O. Box 630225 • Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
(877) 803-4622
www.iocc.org
Repairs infrastructure, sponsors educational and
nutritional programs and is providing emergency relief for victims of the recent
war in Lebanon.
Ittijah: Union of Arab Community Based Organizations
P.O. Box 9577 • Haifa 31095, Israel
+972-4-8507110
www.ittijah.org/
The premier network
for Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Israel. See its Web
site for a directory of member organizations who provide support structures and
offer services to the Palestinian community within the 1948 borders which are
otherwise not available due to discriminatory practices and policies of the
state.
American Near East Refugee Aid
(ANERA)
1522 K St. NW, Suite
202 • Washington, DC 20005-1270
(202) 347-2558
Sponsors programs in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan and provides emergency relief.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Friends of UNRWA Association, Inc. • 605 Third Ave., Suite 2400 • New
York, NY 10158
www.friendsunrwa.org
This U.N. agency aids Palestinian refugees through
emergency relief such as food and health care, as well as long-term assistance
through education and finance programs.
United Palestinian Appeal
1330 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 104 • Washington, DC 20037
(202) 659-5007
www.helpupa.com
Sponsors health, education, and community
development programs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The Jerusalem Fund
2425 Virginia Ave. NW • Washington, DC 20037
(202) 338-1958
www.thejerusalemfund.org
Provides grants for humanitarian and cultural
projects in Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, as well as for educational projects
in the U.S.
Maysoon’s Kids
447 Lawton Ave. • Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
(917) 803-9111
www.maysoon.com//news/maysoons-kids.shtml
Maysoon Zayid personally travels to nine
different Palestinian refugee camps, where she provides humanitarian assistance
and sponsors programs for disabled, wounded and at-risk refugee children.
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund
P.O. Box 1926 • Kent, OH 44240
(330) 678-2645
www.pcrf.net
Sponsors free medical care in the U.S. for children who cannot be adequately
treated in the Middle East, trains local doctors and sends medical supplies to
Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice
P.O. Box 12149 • Olympia, WA 98508
(360) 866-2053
www.rachelcorriefoundation.org
In the memory of Rachel Corrie, the Corrie
family foundation promotes educational programs in the U.S. and economic,
environmental and social justice in Rafah, where Corrie was killed.
Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees
Friends of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) • P.O. Box
450554 • Atlanta, GA 31145 • (404) 441-2702
www.upmrc.org
U.S.-based support group which receives tax-free
donations for this grassroots, community-based Palestinian health organization.
Palestine Children’s Welfare Fund
www.pcwf.org
Supports educational and health programs for Palestinian children living in West
Bank and Gaza Strip refugee camps.
American University of Beirut/Medical
Emergency Fund
3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor • New York,
NY 10017-2303
(212) 583-7600
www.aub.edu.lb
Provides medical
services for the victims of the recent war.
Life for Relief and Development
P.O. Box 236 • Southfield, MI 48037 •
(248) 424-7493
www.lifeusa.org
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Provides medicines and medical equipment and
supports infrastructure development in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine.
Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children
72 Philisteen St. • P.O. Box 44 • Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine (via Israel)
• +972-8-2828495
www.atfaluna.net
Provides education
and training to deaf and hearing-impaired persons (and their families) in the
Gaza Strip. Also serves as the main referral and resource center for hospitals,
clinics and institutions for the deaf and hearing-impaired.
El-Wafa Elderly Nursing Home
P.O. Box 1051 • Rimal office, Eastern Road • Gaza City Al-Shegaea • Gaza Strip,
Palestine
+972-7-2865653 / 2827155 / 2827301
www.palnet.com/~wenh/
This nursing home
in the Gaza Strip provides comprehensive services to elderly residents who are
homeless or have no caregivers.
Four Homes of Mercy of the Arab
Orthodox Invalids’ Home Charitable Society
Friends of the Four Homes of Mercy • P.O. Box
19185 • Jerusalem, Palestine (via Israel) 91191
+972-2-6282076
www.fourhomesofmercy.com
Provides specialist
residential services and respite care for people with congenital and acquired
neurological disorders.
Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP)
P.O. Box 1049 • Gaza City • Gaza, Palestine
+972-7-2865949
www.gcmhp.net
Provides urgently needed mental care for
residents of the Gaza Strip.
Hariri Foundation Lebanon Relief Fund
7501 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 715 • Bethesda, MD 28014-3602
(301) 656-1666
www.haririfoundationusa.org
Provides emergency medical services, food, water, shelter, clothing and
refugee relocation for the victims of the recent war in Lebanon.