
A stable daily life.
Housing, kosher meals, and dependable care help children and families find their footing.

TiKVA helps vulnerable Jewish children move from crisis toward a stable future. Across Ukraine, Romania, and Israel, we provide care, education, and a community that stays connected as children grow into adulthood.
Rescuing Children. Strengthening Community. Ensuring the Jewish Future.
Our Story
At a community Passover seder in Odessa, a young boy pleaded to not be sent back to the state orphanage. His request helped turn Jewish community outreach into a commitment to children who needed safety, care, and a place to belong.
Building on Jewish educational work that began in Odessa in the early 1990s, TiKVA Children’s Home has been caring for orphaned and vulnerable children since 1996. What began with basic needs grew into homes, schools, and a community that celebrates Shabbat, supports graduates, and welcomes the next generation.
War has changed where our community lives.
Our commitment to its children continues.

Our Care

Housing, kosher meals, and dependable care help children and families find their footing.

Jewish and secular education help children build skills, discover their heritage, and look ahead with confidence.

Mental health care gives children, adolescents, and families support as they navigate loss, displacement, and uncertainty.

Summer programs, friendships, and shared celebrations create opportunities to play, learn, and enjoy being young.

Support continues as graduates pursue education, employment, independent living, and family life.
Then & Now
Children who arrived at TiKVA are now teachers, soldiers, parents, and neighbors.
Meet them all
Romania
441Children educated in Bucharest
1,500+Hot kosher meals prepared daily
Ukraine
1,250Elderly people served
216Children enrolled in TiKVA’s Odessa schools
Israel
1,023TiKVA alumni made aliyah
TiKVA continues education and community care in Odessa, with food and welfare support for vulnerable households and elderly community members. Priorities include maintaining care under wartime conditions and strengthening shelter and mental health provision.
In Bucharest, TiKVA provides homes, schooling, kosher meals, and psychological support for displaced children and families. Housing and employment support are also offered as families rebuild their lives.
TiKVA supports alumni and their families as they settle into life in Israel. Through its Jerusalem Alumni Center and wider community, TiKVA helps graduates navigate housing, education, employment, and the demands of military service.
A child feels ready to learn again. A family takes a step toward independence. A graduate returns to support the children who follow. These are the changes TiKVA works to make possible.
Children educated in Bucharest
Hot kosher meals prepared daily
Children enrolled in TiKVA’s Odessa schools
Elderly people served
TiKVA alumni made aliyah
A Story Across Generations
Ira came to TiKVA in 2003, when she was 11 years old. She grew up to teach Jewish studies at TiKVA’s elementary school, married fellow graduate Vlad, and is raising two daughters of her own.
Her story reflects a thread running through TiKVA’s history: Children grow up within a community, then help carry it forward.
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