Our society is truly incredible when it comes to chesed organizations. However, as far as I know there aren’t any chesed organizations to help divorced familes financially, emotionally, etc… Communities jump to help a family when a parent in niftar (i.e. paying off mortgages and tuitions, setting up savings accounts for the kids) , R”L, and there are plenty of organizations to call if someone is sick or ‘at risk’, Chas V’shalom, but nobody to help a family that went through a divorce. Many times there isn’t enough money to cover the bills and expenses and the kids/parents could use counseling to get through this traumatic event (and avoid the ‘kid at risk’from the onset.
