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Chai Lifeline is an international support network, providing social, emotional, and practical assistance to children, families, and communities impacted by medical crises and trauma through a variety of year-round programs and services.
To meet the social, emotional, and practical needs of children, families, and communities impacted by illness, trauma, or loss.
Chai Lifeline’s programs and services meet the unique emotional, social and financial needs of families living with serious illness or loss.
From the moment of diagnosis or trauma, Chai Lifeline’s professionals and trained, compassionate volunteers step in to help restore equilibrium and bring joy and hope back into lives devastated by illness and crises.
When the unthinkable happens, Chai Lifeline’s Crisis Services team is ready to respond. Chai Lifelines offers support for children, families, communities, schools, synagogues, and local organizations following an illness diagnosis, sudden death, terror attack, natural disaster, and all forms of trauma.
Crisis services include:
24-hour / immediate support
Clinical interventions
Virtual and onsite consultations and workshops with schools, synagogues, and community organizations
Educational resources and presentations for community leaders, rabbis, educators, and parents
Volunteer training in your community Our paraprofessional volunteers are pre-screened and undergo rigorous training by leading experts, enabling them to respond immediately and effectively, with cultural sensitivity and respect. With hundreds of volunteers around the world, Chai Lifeline Crisis Services teams are ready to respond immediately as crises unfold.