{"id":2180,"date":"2025-01-22T15:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2025-02-10T15:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:18:02","slug":"responding-to-the-ban-on-foreign-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/responding-to-the-ban-on-foreign-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Responding to the ban on foreign assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2180\" class=\"elementor elementor-2180\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-181696e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"181696e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6d0f1f\" data-id=\"c6d0f1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcac02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dcac02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0Dear Friends, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Today\u2019s news of the US&#8217;s 90-day suspension of foreign assistance has sent ripples of uncertainty through vulnerable communities worldwide. For the people Action for Post-Soviet Jewry serves\u2014those in Ukraine who are internally displaced, elderly, or living in dire poverty\u2014this decision is deeply unsettling. It could put countless individuals who already live in the margins of the service gap at even greater risk.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This news underscores the critical importance of Action-PSJ\u2019s three pillars of service:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Microgrants<\/strong>: Empowering individuals with the resources to live in dignity.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Physical and Emotional Health<\/strong>: Through telehealth and art therapy, people receive the care and compassion they need to heal and thrive.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Meeting Basic Needs<\/strong>: Providing essentials like food, heat, and medicine.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>For people who rely on international aid, this ban and potential change in aid, creates a vacuum that private sector initiatives and nonprofits like ours must fill. But to do so, we need to build our own financial \u201cwar chest,\u201d ready to respond to needs we can only begin to anticipate.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The ongoing war in Ukraine has already created profound suffering, displacing millions and leaving entire communities without access to basic services. The sudden need for services from non-profit organizations means that the burden of care increasingly falls on us\u2014and on you, our compassionate supporters.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>We refuse to stand by as the most vulnerable suffer in silence. Your support has always been the backbone of our ability to make an impact. Now, it\u2019s more critical than ever to strengthen that foundation so we can continue to adapt and respond in a world where uncertainty is the only constant.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Together, we can ensure that those who are too often overlooked receive the dignity and care they deserve.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Please join us in building a future of resilience and hope.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/#donate-popup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start 2025 with a donation to provide basic needs and dignity to vulnerable elderly today.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>With gratitude,<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_actionforpostsovietjewry\/2019-03-15%2012-53%20%284%29.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p><p>Executive Director, Action-PSJ<\/p><p>Chair, Action for Ukraine<\/p><p><strong><em>P.S. Your support truly makes a difference. Please donate today to help us continue our critical work. Thank you!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc54b26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc54b26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac37418 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"ac37418\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8094ab\" data-id=\"e8094ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec8753 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0ec8753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/support-apsj\/?blm_aid=81168\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">To support our work in Ukraine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-857e3b3 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"857e3b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of recent events, the words of my friend echoed in my mind: &#8220;My heart breaks twice\u2013once for Ukraine and now Israel.&#8221; These sentiments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2180"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2184,"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180\/revisions\/2184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}