Yedidim - Roadside Assistance

Yedidim was founded in 2006 by Meir Wiener as a local volunteer initiative providing assistance to drivers with flat tires and depleted batteries. Over the following years, the initiative expanded into a regional network. In 2012, Israel Almasi joined the organization, later becoming its CEO as operations were formalized and a centralized dispatch hotline was launched.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, the organization expanded its non-emergency civil support to include delivering food and essential medication to isolated elderly residents. By the early 2020s, the volunteer roster had grown to tens of thousands of active participants operating nationwide.

Yedidim operates a nationwide dispatch system that coordinates volunteer responses to non medical roadside assistance requests. Services are provided free of charge and include jump starting vehicle batteries, changing flat tires, delivering fuel, and unlocking vehicles when keys are locked inside.

The organization maintains a specialized emergency unit equipped to unlock vehicles with trapped children or pets. Dispatch requests are processed through a centralized phone hotline and a mobile application that uses geolocation to notify the nearest available volunteer. Volunteers rely on their personal vehicles and equipment to perform assistance calls.