Horse Fingers

how many months of government support does it take to afford something like a power wheelchair if you're someone who needs one to get out of bed? how much expense is incurred while saving up for that, making sure you still get food, cleaning, other appointments while you're saving up? is it enough to pay rent? is it enough to still have nice meals, streaming subscriptions, a new video game? is it enough to help family or friends cover emergencies? are there resources available to help with dating, girl's nights, family events if you can't do it all yourself? how in demand are those services, how far in advance do they have to be reserved, how much do they cost?

I've had a few posts about disability get relatively well-shared at this point, and there's always an element of surprise in it - like, what do you mean there's subscriptions, what do you mean it's that expensive, isn't there something else? - and while I understand why, it would really mean a lot if people who don't know about this stuff took the initiative to find out just how bad some of this shit is on their own time

Not only is Kars4kids not a charity for needy children, it's actually an organization with deep ties to Israel. Specifically it's linked to Oorah in Israel. If you're unfamiliar with Oorah the only thing you need to know about them is that they'll fund trips to Israel for youth groups/students looking to take a gap year in Israel and contribute to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

K4k sends 60% of the money they receive to Oorah and the rest goes back into marketing. They even spent like $20 million on real estate purchases in Israel.

A NY synagogue sued them in 2016:

The New York Post reported Sunday that the Young Israel of Eltingville is claiming that Oorah, which receives most of the money raised through Kars4Kids, is using the Staten Island synagogue as a shield “to put their more questionable financial dealings through an entity that would not be subject to the same public scrutiny.”

Bonus from 2023 when the head of Oorah, Eliohu Mintz, claimed NY was antisemitic for not letting him carry his gun around at a kids' summer camp

Oorah has also attempted to suppress CSA lawsuits.

Every single dollar counts!!