You can make a difference!

The effects of rising child poverty are seen everyday in schools throughout Israel and around the world. Many students simply do not come to school, as their families cannot afford bus-fare. Also, some students come to school hungry and others arrive in tattered or worn-out clothing. ORT provides social assistance in the form of bus vouchers, meals, clothing, books, eyeglasses, and school supplies to students in need through the Students at Risk (STAR) program. This program assures that students come to school prepared to learn and are able to maximize their benefit from the ORT schools’ enhanced learning environments.
 
Did you know that . . .

• ˆ More than 4,000 students in Israel alone are identified as Students at Risk?
• ˆ More than half of ORT Italy students in Rome don’t have money for transportation to get to school?
• ˆ Nearly all of ORT India students require meal vouchers and depend on ORT for hot lunches each day?

Fast Facts:

• $54 helps impoverished families get the everyday school supplies their children need. Your gift helps keep a child in school.
• $150 covers the cost of textbooks and school supplied for a student for one year.
• $250 helps bring the world together! Your gift to an E-Learning Center allows students from St. Petersburg, Odessa, Haifa or Prague to learn and interact.
• $550 provides one student with books, basic school supplies, meals and transportation for a school year (STAR Campaign).
• $1,000 provides a computer and related software to enable an ORT student to keep up with school assignments.
• $2,500 provides textbooks, scientific calculators and drawing instruments for an entire classroom of students in need.

Please give your best possible gift to ORT America in 2019.

If possible, please consider giving a donation of $550, which will be applied to the Students at Risk (STAR) Campaign.