Welfare Ministry

‘Just be you': How Israel can support individuals with disabilities - opinion

Whereas many people view getting out of bed and coming to work as an obligation, for many employees with disabilities, going to work is welcomed and a source of excitement and recognition.

 Israel Elwyn Bus Campaign
 THE FOSTER families provide loving, stable homes for children to recover from difficult situations (Illustrative).

Foster family or residential care system? US study informs Israeli org. on how to care for orphans

An illustrative image of orphaned children.

The overlooked victims: Israel's vulnerable populations struggle as war diverts needed resources

HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

State will halt funding for at-risk haredi yeshivot with students who don’t draft 


Sister of Michal Sela: This could have been prevented, blames the state

Some 6,488 women were aided in 113 centers operated by the Ministry of Social Welfare across the country during 2018, according to a new report, representing 160% growth since 2014.

Michal Sela, who was stabbed to death in October 2019.

Cat overpopulation in the Holy Land: Why it matters and what can be done

VOLUNTEERS SAVED some 30 cats and dogs from being thrown into bonfires last year, including this kitten.

At-risk teen housing seeks funding

Otot arranges subsidized housing for post-high school youth at-risk with no family.

Screenshot from fundraising video for Otot at-risk youth housing solutions

Too many Israeli children are living in poverty

Her frustration was expressed following the presentation to President Reuven Rivlin of the annual statistical report on children in Israel.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children sit in class at the Shomrei HaHoma Torah School for boys in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood November 9, 2010

National Insurance Institute ends transfer of surplus funds to government

MK Itzik Shmuli (Zionist Union) welcomed the cancellation of the long-standing agreement and strongly condemned the government’s waste of the NII’s surplus funds.

Communications Minister Ayoub Kara (Likud), MK Motti Yovev (Bayit Yehudi), Social Welfare Minister Haim Katz (Likud), MK Shuli Mualem-Rafaeli (Bayit Yehudi) and Coalition Chairman MK David Bitan on the stage at Sa-Nur.

Assisted-living center first of its kind in Jerusalem

The Beis Finger Rehabilitation Center celebrated its opening at a gathering on Sunday.

The Colel Chabad Beis Finger Rehabilitation Center

Assisted living – at home

The nonprofit Yad Sarah organization offers a partial solution, with physical aids and information that can help make your home accessible, along with advice regarding cooking, cleaning, etc.

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