Hope for Heroism

Hope for Heroism is a non-profit organization, created and run by disabled Israeli officers, which gives critical and immediate help to disabled Israeli combat soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the safety of the Jewish people.

We have one mission: To help recently disabled/injured soldiers put their lives back together from the moment they are injured until they are able to return to productive, meaningful lives in the State of Israel.

The model of "injured soldiers helping other injured soldiers" has given us both the leverage and trust to help at a completely different level young Israeli’s who are suffering daily from their injuries. These are some of the most selfless and talented young men in the country and they are the future of the State of Israel. Many of them are officers from elite units and as they continue to improve, they will go on to be the diplomats, activists and entrepreneurs that Israel needs.

As you read this there are Israeli soldiers, some of whom have volunteered for the most dangerous units, who will likely be injured or disabled within the next few days. Many of them are and will be in serious need of material and personal support. Since the beginning of 2006 there over 600 soldiers who have sustained life altering injuries. The majorities of these soldiers are in the 19-33 age demographic and face tremendous difficulty returning to family life, university, work, after serious trauma and injury.

Our team of elite former officer’s work together to provide on a daily basis:

• Proactively meeting newly injured soldiers in the hospital or their homes and sharing with them the resources of Hope for Heroism.
• Assessing if there are immediate medical, financial, or psychological needs not otherwise being covered by any other agency and providing these critical needs on a case-by-case basis.
• Introducing newly disabled soldiers to a community of other disabled soldiers who have faced the same challenges and creating ongoing mentoring relationships.
• Helping guide wounded soldiers to live in a state of mind that allows them to face their new lifestyle and return to productive and meaningful lives.