“You have no idea what influence a couple of meetings has had on me. After being introduced to my peer mentor and participating in a couple of secondary infertility group sessions I now have the courage and support to move forward with fertility treatment.”

I received a Mothers Day care package from Yesh Tikva and opening it up made me weep. 4 years into fertility treatments, it arrived 1 year to the day of a 15 week miscarriage. it truly felt like Yad Hashem - reminding me how important self care, emunah and bitachon is in this journey. I’m so grateful for the nonjudgmental check ins, the physical reminders like a care package that we are not alone in navigating this journey and that there is so much hope. Thank you to the entire Yesh Tikva team - you may not know how much you genuinely made a difference in my life and perspective but I’m so grateful.

I just signed up not too long ago, but getting a care package when things were really tough meant so much to me. It was really touching and so appreciated.

The care packages were so thoughtful. It's so nice to receive a gift in the mail showing us that we are not alone and you are thinking about us.

Yesh Tikva has made my fertility journey so much sweeter. The Chanuka care package was so sweet and meant so much to me. Having a fertility friend gave me so much chizzuk. It's great to BH have this support and not feel alone.

Connections to people in my area with similar experiences, and gifts at difficult times of the year, has been very helpful.

I am impacted by unexplained secondary infertility. After four years of IVF and 5 miscarriages of healthy embryos, we decided to pivot to surrogacy. Yesh Tikva was able to match me with a buddy who also experienced secondary infertility and then moved onto surrogacy after many losses. My buddy really understood me and what we were going through. She was funny, down to earth, and really just was an extra person to lean on who understood it all. She also introduced me to a Whatsapp group for Jewish women pursuing surrogacy, which has been an incredibly helpful resource for me.

I am impacted by unexplained secondary infertility. After four years of IVF and 5 miscarriages of healthy embryos, we decided to pivot to surrogacy. Yesh Tikva was able to match me with a buddy who also experienced secondary infertility and then moved onto surrogacy after many losses. My buddy really understood me and what we were going through. She was funny, down to earth, and really just was an extra person to lean on who understood it all. She also introduced me to a Whatsapp group for Jewish women pursuing surrogacy, which has been an incredibly helpful resource for me.

I've enjoyed the monthly group sessions for people considering donor conception and also people pregnant or with children who were donor conceived. They helped me connect with other people going through something similar. I also really appreciate the new resource that was created for people going to donor conception route. It's extremely open minded.

Yesh Tikva's support groups have been life-changing. Attending the groups and participating in the discussions made me realize how positively impactful support groups can be (a significant mind shift for me). As a participant in three different Yesh Tikva support groups over the years, I'm grateful that there were always groups suited to my situation at the time. The environment was non-judgemental, the facilitators immensely kind. Feeling alone is common for those going through infertility, so being able to talk to other participants facing similar challenges made the journey feel like the proper path and more bearable. The Annual Infertility Awareness Shabbats have also been incredibly meaningful. As the conduit through which my husband and I discussed our infertility journey with our community, we were able to bring awareness that translated into unity. Particularly when I spoke about my miscarriages, so many women told me how much they could relate to it, and they also spoke about their experiences amongst themselves. Finally, I've been the recipient of many care packages, a constant reminder of the kindness that Yesh Tikva brings.