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	Yad Sarah
		Yad Sarah is a humanitarian organization, legally defined as a N.G.O., which was established 29 years ago and since then acts in order to enhance the quality of life for people who are coping with impaired functioning of all kinds and their families.
		At the core of Yad Sarah’s existence as a volunteer organization is a commitment to mutual social responsibility.
		Yad Sarah is ready to put its 28 years of knowledge and experience at the disposal of other populations who need this kind of service, anywhere in the world.
	www.wzo.org.il /en/resources/view.asp?id=1927 (592 words)

	About Yad Sarah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Yad Sarah, the largest voluntary organization in Israel, provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost services designed to make life easier for sick, disabled, elderly and recuperating people and their families.
		Yad Sarah's mission is to keep the ill and the elderly in their homes and out of institutions as long as possible.
		Yad Sarah's Guidance and Exhibition Centers help handicapped people choose the assistive devices most suitable for their individual needs, while educating the public and professionals about the wide range of equipment available to facilitate home care.
	www.yadsarah.org.il /oldwebsite/About/eng_index.html (270 words)

	Yad Sarah
		Yad Sarah, the largest voluntary organization in Israel, provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost services designed to make life easier for sick, disabled and elderly people and their families.
		Yad Sarah`s best-known service is the lending of medical and rehabilitative equipment on a short-term basis free of charge to anyone who needs it - from a stock of over 250,000 items, from crutches and wheelchairs to oxygen concentrators and electronic monitors.
		In addition, Yad Sarah provides a wide range of other services, including transportation and day care centers for the disabled, drop-in centers and minimum-charge dental clinics for the elderly, personal computerized emergency alarms monitored 24 hours a day, and guidance/exhibition centers which help disabled people choose the assistive devices most suited to their needs.
	www.yadsarah.org /index.asp?id=61 (285 words)

	inwise
		"Yad Sarah," the largest volunteer association in Israel, ascribes immense importance to preserving and strengthening the contact with its donors and volunteers.
		Yad Sarah is a large volunteer association that provides various home-care services to answer the special needs of individuals coping with functional disabilities.
		Yad Sarah saves the state's fund over 300 million dollars a year in preventing days of hospital admissions, and other medical expenses.
	www.inwise.co.il /eng/yadsarahcasestudy.asp (610 words)

	The Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid
		Yad Sarah started the medical equipment lending service, the warehouse and the workshop, which is active to this day producing rehabilitation equipment for all the more than 100 such helping centers all over the former USSR.
		Yad Sarah was asked to assist the ICRC and the Angolan Ministry of health with maintaining a warehouse of rehabilitative medical equipment, repairing broken equipment and making it usable.
		Yad Sarah was requested by the government of Uzbekistan and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to found a community rehabilitation center in Tashkent that will provide its services to about 10,000 children with special needs in the city.
	www.israaid.org.il /story_page.asp?id=85 (314 words)

	Israel21c (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Yad Sarah, founded 28 years ago, is the best-known volunteer organization in Israel, mainly by virtue of its free short-term lending service of medical equipment.
		Handelsman noted that conferring this status on Yad Sarah is first and foremost a tribute to the goals and operation of the organization, particularly the outstanding work done by its staff and devoted volunteers and donors.
		For example, details of Yad Sarah's aid to the Turkish nation after earthquakes hit their country were described, and photographs of the visit of the wife of the president of China to Yad Sarah's Jerusalem headquarters several years ago were shown.
	www.israel21c.org /bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles^l902&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Democracy& (647 words)

	Yad Sarah recognized as UN-ECOSOC Advisor
		Handelsman noted that conferring this status on Yad Sarah is first and foremost a tribute to the goals and operation of the organization, particularly the outstanding work done by its staff and devoted volunteers and donors.
		For example, details of Yad Sarah's aid to the Turkish nation after earthquakes hit their country were described, and photographs of the visit of the wife of the president of China to Yad Sarah's Jerusalem headquarters several years ago were shown.
		Yad Sarah was founded 28 years ago and is the best-known volunteer organization in Israel, mainly by virtue of its free short-term lending service of medical equipment.
	www.mfa.gov.il /MFA/Foreign+Relations/Israel+and+the+UN/Issues/Yad+Sarah+recognized+as+UN-ECOSOC+Advisor+18-Jan-2005.htm (534 words)

	The Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid
		Yad Sarah's mission is to keep the ill and the elderly in their homes and out of institutions as long as possible.
		Yad Sarah's best-known service is the lending of medical and rehabilitative equipment on a short-term basis free of charge to anyone who needs it - from a stock of over 250,000 items, from crutches and wheelchairs to oxygen concentrators and electronic monitors.
		Yad Sarah the Israeli Jerusalem based aid organization was invited to perform training sessions to government officials in South Korea.
	www.israaid.org.il /member_page.asp?id=18 (578 words)

	Our Jerusalem.com -
		Yad Sarah serves as a paradigm for health and welfare professionals in many other countries, who have sought to replicate its unique approach in their own communities.
		The aims of all these elements of Yad Sarah are to keep the ill and the elderly in their homes and out of institutions as long as possible.
		According to Yad Sarah’s mission, home care in the natural environment of the family is most conducive to healthy recuperation, both physically and emotionally.
	www.ourjerusalem.com /news/story/news20040422a.html (1157 words)

	Yad Sarah - Want to Help? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		She has been a volunteer at Yad Sarah every since her retirement in 1987.
		Yad Sarah has taken on itself to locate these people and offer them creative pastimes at home, tailored to each ones abilities and interests.
		She refers them to additional resources (such as Yad Sarahs Guidance and Exhibition Center) which can be of help.
	www.yadsarah.org.il /oldwebsite/Want_to_help/eng_month.html (302 words)

	jewishinstlouis.org - Rabbi Miller and BSKI visit Yad Sarah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Yad Sarah is Israel’s largest volunteer-staffed organization, employing creative and innovative services designed to support the efforts of family caregivers and help all Israelis remain active and independent.
		Yad Sarah headquarters in Jerusalem coordinates the lending for the whole country, using a computerized inventory and dispatching vans to ensure top availability of equipment for each branch.
		Yad Sarah’s Exhibition, Guidance and Resource Center is a multi-room exhibit of living aids and equipment.
	jewishinstlouis.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=201108 (572 words)

	Yad Sarah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Yad Sarah, the largest voluntary organization in Israel, provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost services designed to make life easier for sick, disabled, elderly and recuperating people and their families.
		Yad Sarah's mission is to keep the ill and the elderly in their homes and out of institutions as long as possible.
		Yad Sarah's Guidance and Exhibition Centers help handicapped people choose the assistive devices most suitable for their individual needs, while educating the public and professionals about the wide range of equipment available to facilitate home care.
	gort.ucsd.edu /newjour/y/msg02079.html (354 words)

	Jerusalem nonprofit gives retirees joy of aiding elderly (May 30, 2003)
		Yad Sarah provided a special vehicle, which helped him off the airplane, and also provided him with a special wheelchair and special temporary fittings in his hotel room, along with a social work therapist who assisted him so that he could move around while he was in Jerusalem.
		He started Yad Sarah in the basement of his apartment building in Haifa more than 40 years ago when he realized that there was a need to locate and lend medical equipment to those who could not afford to rent or buy such equipment.
		The retiree from Yad Sarah who helped my father on to the plane said that if he would like, he could send a contribution in any amount, but he was under no obligation to send anything.
	www.jewishsf.com /bk030530/supp08a.shtml (975 words)

	Arouts Sheva en français > Yad Sarah
		Yad Sarah est accessible à tous et de partout, que l'on soit au kibboutz, dans un mochav, en ville, dans un village.
		Yad Sarah fournit des béquilles, des appareils à oxygène, des inhalateurs, etc. à partir de son stock de quelque 250.000 objets.
		Yad Sarah a reçu plusieurs récompenses, y compris le Prix du Président récompensant le volontariat en 1982 et le prix de Kaplan pour l'efficacité en 1990.
	www.a7fr.com /Default.aspx?tabid=52&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=24853 (1028 words)

	Branching Out: Beilinson Hospital and Givatayim
		Yad Sarah is grateful to Eitan Fleischer, Shneider Administrative Director for 16 years of cooperation and to Yedida Maor, deputy director in helping to find a new location.
		Yad Sarah was established in 1976 and next month will celebrate 30 years of community service for its volunteers.
		Yad Sarah received no government budgeting for its overall operations and depends upon contribution from the private sector.
	nyjtimes.com /Heritage/News/2006/June/YadSarah-BranchingOut.htm (254 words)

	Charity Gift Certificates:75 of the largest major charities; recipient designates charity donation gift to charity they ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Yad Sarah - Provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost services designed to make life easier for sick, disabled and elderly people and their families.
		Yad Sarah states that on only a slim budget of $13 million, raised from donations, it saves the government over $300 million a year by providing home-based services to those that need them.
		Yad Sarah serves as a model for health and welfare professionals in many other countries, who have sought to replicate its unique approach in their own communities.
	www.charitygiftcertificates.org /charities_detail.asp?char_id=136&c_id=3 (255 words)

	Israel21c Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Yad Sarah organization, which provides medical equipment and support for the handicapped, offered its small army of 6,000 volunteers to the Home Front Command to help address the needs of the handicapped, elderly, and infirm.
		In addition, the organization is ready 24 hours a day to provide oxygen, medicines and medical equipment for the homebound as needed, and their fleet of mobile vans were ready to meet increased demand in case of war.
		Yad Sarah is coaching its staff to meet this challenge as we expect the number of calls to our alarm center to increase considerably if a war begins."
	www.israel21c.org /bin/en.jsp?enPage=SearchResults&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles^l337&enVersion=0& (776 words)

	Project C.U.R.E. international volunteer aid organization delivering medical supplies and equipment to the developing ...
		The story of Yad Sarah begins in the 1970s, when a young Jerusalem high school teacher with a growing family needed to borrow a vaporizer from a neighbor for a sick child.
		The word "yad," which literally means "hand," is also used to mean a remembrance or a memorial.
		Branches of Yad Sarah opened in other locations around Israel, always operated by volunteers, and before long it was difficult to find an Israeli who didn't know about the kind of help that was available from this organization.
	www.projectcure.org /success_story/11012004.aspx (900 words)

	Uncaring Chareidim, Indeed - Jewish Media Resources
		Yad Sarah, for instance, is far and away the largest volunteer organization in Israel.
		Over the years, Yad Sarah has expanded into a $12 million dollar-a-year operation, not a penny of it from the government.
		Yad Sarah serves the entire population, without distinction, and its volunteers cover the whole spectrum as well.
	www.jewishmediaresources.com /article/761 (1968 words)

	The Jewish Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Although Yad Sarah annually lends out thousands of wheelchairs, blood-pressure cuffs and numerous other medical items, few are designed for use by children.
		This is in addition to Yad Sarah’s regular services, which include transporting the disabled and clubs for the elderly throughout Israel.
		Yad Sarah lent the Hammed family a special wheelchair that enables the frail 2-year-old to sit up.
	www.thejewishweek.com /bottom/specialcontent.php3?artid=477&print=yes (1084 words)

	Experience Counts -- III. Voluntarism And Productive Aging
		In 1994 Yad Sarah (literally, Memorial to Sarah) was a recipient of the prestigious Israel Prize, awarded annually by the State of Israel in recognition of outstanding contributions to Israeli society.
		Yad Sarah is reimbursed for providing this service by the major health insurer and the National Insurance Institute.
		Since its inception, Yad Sarah has answered a critical social need unmet by governmental programs, and as a result of its success, has helped to educate the professional and lay public to the benefits and feasibility of maintaining chronically ill and handicapped individuals in their homes.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/aging/three.html (3440 words)

	Bridges For Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Yad Sarah began as an outreach of Hadassah Hospital, operating a lending program which supplies wheelchairs, hospital beds and walkers to people in the home setting.
		Yad Sarah's Jerusalem kitchen is located adjacent to a social center which Yad Sarah operates.
		The "heartbeat" of Yad Sarah is a nearby room with a bank of computer terminals and monitors which is staffed 24 hours a day.
	www.bridgesforpeace.com /publications/dispatch/ezra/Article-49.html (1359 words)

	Mayor with the Golden Touch
		Because as the founder and chairman of Yad Sarah (www.yadsarah.org.il), Lupolianski is Israel's most visible symbol of cooperation, unity and caring.
		Yad Sarah's mission is to provide whatever an elderly or disabled person needs to remain independent in their own home as long as possible.
		Recently, Yad Sarah has installed alarms in kindergartens and nursery schools, free of charge, to allow for emergency contact in the event of a terrorist attack.
	www.aish.com /jewishissues/jerusalem/Mayor_with_the_Golden_Touch.asp (1928 words)

	MavenSearch - Charities Jewish Web Directory and Search Engine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Yad Eliezer is an organization in Israel that provides a multitude of services for Israel's neediest families.
		Yad Sarah is an Israel-wide network of volunteers aiding ill, disabled, elderly and housebound people with a range of home care services.
		Yad Sarah is financed by donations — no government assistance is received.
	www.maven.co.il /subjects.asp?S=172&T=1&ID=8 (671 words)

	The Organization that Makes a Difference
		Founded in 1976, Yad Sarah lends medical equipment to those who need it and aims to keep the sick and elderly in their homes and out of institutions.
		Yad Sarah departments include a kitchen, dining room, day care center, national computerized communication center, oxygen service, "golden age" coffee shop, laundry service, meals-on-wheels, toy library and enrichment center for special children, a geriatric dental clinic, skill training, guidance and exhibition centers, and, of course, warehouses of equipment for loan.
		Yad Sarahs outreach program for the homebound is an important part of the organizations services.
	www.israel.org /MFA/Israel%20beyond%20the%20conflict/The%20Organization%20that%20Makes%20a%20Difference (1112 words)

	Publications
		Another volunteer organization that recently made history is Yad Sarah, which became the first Israeli Jewish organization to be recognized as an "adviser" to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
		Yad Sarah is one of Israel’s most renowned volunteer organizations, known particularly for its free lending of medical equipment.
		In a unanimous decision, the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations gave Yad Sarah the highest status that a non-governmental organization can obtain at the global level.
	www.israelemb.org /boston/pub-comm-05.01.05.html (594 words)

	Support Israel: Seven Worthy Charities, The Jewish Theological Seminary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The national emergency continues here in Israel, and Yad Sarah is working around the clock to meet the needs of citizens in the north.
		Yad Sarah runs twenty branches in the north of the country, and the first objective was determining how to operate the greatest number of branches possible in protected structures in order to facilitate continued service to the public while protecting the safety and well-being of the volunteers.
		Whether supplying mattresses to bomb shelters, transporting patients to critical dialysis treatments in hospitals, or ferrying the wheelchair-bound to the relative quiet of Jerusalem, Yad Sarah van drivers are on the road, despite the constant threat of missile attacks.
	www.jtsa.edu /about/communications/news/israel.shtml (1116 words)

	The giving tree \| Jerusalem Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		One of them is Yad Sarah, the country's leading volunteer organization that provides home care support and a multitude of other services perfectly suited to those in need of help.
		Yad Sarah was born when Uri Lupolianski, then a religious school teacher living in a tiny apartment in Jerusalem's Ezrat Torah quarter with his wife Michal and two small sons, lent a hard-to-find steam vaporizer to neighbors for their sick child.
		The "Sarah" in Yad Sarah was Lupolianski's paternal grandmother, whom he never knew, as she was murdered in the Holocaust and Uri was born in Haifa in August, 1951; the Hebrew word yad literally means "hand," but it also means remembrance or memorial.
	www.jpost.com /servlet/Satellite?cid=1150885932279&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull (736 words)

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