The Host a Survivor Program
The Host a Survivor Program
The Host a Survivor Program provides a humanitarian relief and recovery retreat with extended stays in the US offering various community resources for survivors of the October 7, 2023 massacre, October 7th and Iran Wars and other antisemitic or antizionist terror attacks such as the mass shooting on the first night of Chanukah, Dec. 14th on Bondi Beach, AU and the attack on Yom Kippur, Oct. 2, 2025 in Manchester, UK, in order to allow survivors the time and space to heal with significant and needed distance from the physical proximity of the trauma they endured.
It is our aim and hope that survivors will find here in the US, a valuable source of community support aiding them to regain their emotional grounding, personal strength and spiritual healing, by supporting their efforts to move forward with a renewed sense of hope and purpose in the future. Survivors should be medically stable and well enough to travel a long flight to the US, with clearance from their primary care physician in Israel or where they reside, by the time they are planning on traveling to the US.
The Host a Survivor Program includes:
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Personalized matching to stay with a host or host family, or to stay somewhere provided by a matched host or program manager, for between 2 weeks to 90 days, preferably a minimum of one month to achieve the best results from the program
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Orientation with preparation support, either by video or phone before traveling to the US
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Survivors are encouraged to travel to the US in pairs or groups and will have their stays arranged close enough to keep connected during their stay
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Roundtrip airfare from Israel, with transportation from and to a US airport
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Survivors coming from outside the US receive a monthly stipend for food, local travel and necessities
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A warm welcome by their local program manager and/or their host or host family
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Hosts receive a monthly stipend for providing a bedroom and light support
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Daily emails with a list of local health focused, outdoor activity and/or cultural meetups
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Monday through Thursday, a daily group breakfast or lunch and following health focused activity meetups with their local program manager and/or program assistant
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2x monthly special cultural event and support group outing with their program manager
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Access to local therapists, medical care and emergency medical services, when/if needed
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Access to alternative healing practices such as Reiki, Sound Healing and Yoga which are known to be peaceful, calming and enjoyable, per local availability
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Access to Synagogues, Temples or a local Chabad on Shabbat and holidays, and JCCs for community activities
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Potential speaking engagements for selected participants to share your story
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Follow ups with a program manager after returning to Israel at 1, 3, 6 months and 1 year
Please note: We're currently developing the program with hopes of rolling it out for survivors sometime in the summer of 2026 with locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles, CA and then gradually throughout the following 6-12 months in Arizona, Texas, Boston, MA, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Chicago, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, Florida and other locations.
We Can Make a Difference
If you have ties to or a love for Israel, have compassion for those affected and are interested in volunteering or providing any professional service here in the US for survivors of the Oct. 7th massacre in Israel, the Oct. 7th and Iran wars, antisemitic or antizionist terrorist attacks, or if you are able to host someone with providing a private bedroom with light support, or a place for them to stay for between 2 weeks to 3 months for which hosts receive a monthly stipend (minimum 2 weeks) with our Host a Survivor Program, please contact us through the form below or email us at: info@anewtime.org
Thank you for your kindness and support.
Suzanne Shaw, Founder, CEO & Executive Director
Survivor Support Now
email: info@anewtime.org