Yad Chessed is a social services agency that assists Jewish individuals and families throughout Massachusetts who struggle financial hardship and food insecurity. Did you know that these families come from all across the Jewish community, from secular to Orthodox, from young to old, from highly educated to no education at all? Yad Chessed provides compassionate financial support to these families.
We are a small, professional staff and we prioritize our clients' dignity at all times. We use financial support to buy security for the families we work with, which in turn allows them to buy back into an important sense of self worth and belief. PROGRAMS
Emergency Financial Assistance: Yad Chessed provides emergency financial assistance for basic needs. Every month, YC distributes over $17,000 worth of food cards to over 130 families in need. We believe in the dignity of choice and take pride in providing our clients with grocery store gift cards, so that they may have the dignifying experience of shopping for themselves
Holiday Food Assistance: On Purim, Rosh Hashannah and Pesach Yad Chessed sends grocery store cards to our clients so that they might enjoy the holiday. Purim is our 'main event'--we work with over 80 synagogues and communities, collect AND give away over $150,000 on Purim day itself.
