Thank you Thinking Out Loud. I was growing frustrated reading some posts that were portraying Footsteps as a benign organization helping lost souls, when my experience has been otherwise. They are even more aggressive when they can “rescue” children from a life of “oppressive” Judaism. They will hire top divorce lawyers to help the now not frum parent gain custody, rent an apartment etc. all the while indoctrinating the confused/angry parent and children against the frum society. What you are suggesting sounds like an excellent idea. There is a need for a “neutral” organization that can can be a safety net for these adults, but not feed them anti-orthodox diatribe. I am not at all familiar with project Makom so I can’t comment on them.
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