Why HAVEN Had to Be Built

My name is Omer Ashkenazy.

I’m an Israeli disabled veteran and former police officer.

In the past few years, my life was torn open:

• I survived a violent attack in the line of duty and underwent multiple surgeries and nerve damage.

• Two weeks later, my newborn daughter nearly died. I traveled daily between hospitals with one functioning arm while caring for my other children.

• On October 7th, I lost more than sixty colleagues and dozens of close friends. I attended seventeen funerals in the first week alone.

• My marriage collapsed.

• Within a year, I lost eight friends and a family member to suicide.

What I learned is simple and brutal:

Emotional collapse is invisible.
On the outside, you can function.
Inside, everything is breaking at once.

Most suffering doesn’t happen in clinics.
It happens alone, in the hours between conversations, when the world thinks you’re “okay.”

HAVEN wasn’t an idea.
It was survival a set of tools I built to keep going.
And when they worked for me, I realized they could help people who feel the same silence.

What HAVEN Actually Does

HAVEN is a private, non-clinical emotional-resilience platform built for people who want clarity without labels.

It is:

✔ Human-first

A space that doesn’t call you “PTSD,” “anxious,” or “depressed.”
You are allowed to be a human being not a diagnosis.

✔ A clarity tool, not a diagnostic tool

HAVEN helps you notice internal patterns before they become overwhelming.

✔ Support for the “in-between”

Therapy and support systems matter.
But most emotional difficulty happens between sessions, in the quiet hours when no one sees you.

✔ Action-oriented

No abstract advice.
Just simple, grounded steps that help in real life.

HAVEN will not “save everyone.”
But it can give thousands of people a clearer map, language, and direction in moments when they feel completely alone.
And that matters.

Where Your Support Goes

I am building HAVEN alone, self-funding what I can from my disability pension while still in rehabilitation.

I do not take a salary from donations.
Every shekel goes directly into building and maintaining HAVEN.

Funding Needs

1. MVP Build — ~40,000 NIS

A stable, private, professional foundation users can actually experience.

2. Full App Build — ~250,000 NIS

Turning HAVEN into a secure, scalable platform with refined UX.

3. Yearly Operations — ~40,000 NIS/year

Servers, maintenance, and essential technical support.

These estimates cover only the core operation.
They do not include additional costs such as advertising, domain hosting, legal fees, or bringing in specialized help expenses that can accumulate quickly as HAVEN expands.

100% of support goes to development and infrastructure.
Nothing else.

Why Your Help Matters Now

We are living in a time where emotional overload is the background noise of life:

• Israel after October 7th

• War and displacement

• Post-COVID burnout

• Rising isolation

• Limited access to care

People are breaking in silence, not in crisis centers.

HAVEN is at an inflection point:
The vision is clear.
The groundwork is done.
The tools exist.

The only question left is:

Does HAVEN stay a personal recovery project or become a living system that supports thousands?

Your support determines the answer.

How You Can Support HAVEN

1. Individuals

If you believe in gentler, more honest emotional tools, you can:

• Make a one-time contribution

• Become a recurring supporter

• Help fund a specific milestone (MVP / full build)

2. Foundations & Partners

If you represent a foundation or philanthropic organization:

• Support HAVEN’s development

• Fund pilots for first responders, veterans, youth, caregivers

• Collaborate on ethical, anonymized research

• Co-design impact initiatives

Partnerships are welcome as long as HAVEN remains human-first, non-labeling, and responsible.

Transparency & Ethics

No salary from donations. Every shekel goes into HAVEN.

• Self-funded first. I invested my disability pension before asking for help.

• Non-clinical. HAVEN does not diagnose, evaluate, or replace therapy.

• Privacy-first. No ads, no tracking, no sharing of personal data.

• Honest limits. HAVEN will not fix everything. But it can give people clarity, language, and steps that change lives.

Let’s Talk

If HAVEN resonates with you as a human, donor, foundation, or partner I would be grateful to talk.

Whether you can give a little, a lot, or simply offer guidance, you become part of building something the world is missing:
a gentle, private, non-labeling space for people who carry a lot, show little, and still choose to keep going.

Contact:
Omer Ashkenazy
Founder, HAVEN
📩 haven.mhca@gmail.com