Founded in 1998, its mission is to feed poor and hungry families in Israel, with a special focus on providing daily hot meals for children.

It distributes thousands of food baskets each week to poor Israeli families, provides daily hot lunches for children, runs annual clothing and school supply drives, and operates a job desk for unemployed adults.

[2] Yad Ezra V'Shulamit was founded in 1998 by Aryeh Lurie, a native Israeli who grew up in poverty.

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit organizes winter campaigns to provide coats and blankets for children whose parents can't afford them.

[6] Yad Ezra V'Shulamit also runs school-supply campaigns to provide children with basic necessities such as backpacks, pencils and notebooks.