Home care workers assist homebound elderly with basic activities of daily living such as bathing, laundry, and cleaning; and help support the healthy growth and development of ill, homebound children.

Varying from country to country, the welfare services provided by JDC in partnership with local Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe may include any or all of the following elements: regular cash assistance payments; SOS emergency funds; supplemental holiday aid; food packages; hot meals at kosher canteens, day care centers, and old age homes; meals-on-wheels and home care for the homebound; medicines, medical care, and medical consultations; a Bayit Cham or Warm Home initiative; day care center activities; and winter relief.