Poverty
Israel's economic future at risk as productivity falls behind G7 nations, report warns
Israel went from outperforming G7 economies to lagging behind them, as a new Shoresh report warns that education gaps, demographic shifts, and brain drain threaten its economic future.
UNICEF warns of severe child deprivation in Lebanon as displacement, economic tolls mount
Pakistani girl, 3, sold into marriage for $9,000 under 'walwar' custom, sparking int'l outrage
Poverty, child labor, and child marriage partially behind Iran’s unfilled classrooms
Met Council expects to feed 300,000 poor New Yorkers over Passover
More than 230 distribution events have been organized throughout the five boroughs of New York City as well as in Westchester, Albany, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
Divorced at 9, Pakistani tribal girl earns degree in English literature
Sana's journey is destined to be one of hardship and spirit. With unwavering determination, she seized the opportunity to pursue an education.
Requests for baby food spike since start of Israel-Hamas War
"Israeli society cannot afford a situation where there are parents who cannot provide their babies with the most basic thing of food."
WATCH: Helping Israel is essential for Christian Zionists
Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy and innovation for the Jerusalem Post, speaks with Nicole Yoder, Vice President for Aid and Aliyah of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ)
Israel ranks low in OECD children’s poverty standings
The study was carried out by Jerusalem’s Taub Center for Social Policy Studies.
B'ezri: Commitment to combat poverty - opinion
For more than 40 years, American Friends of Yad Eliezer has provided a safety net for tens of thousands of families in some 50 communities across Israel.
WATCH: A Pitchon-Lev volunteer tells her story
American volunteer Drea Rice speaks with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy and innovation for the Jerusalem Post, about her work with Pitchon-Lev.
IDF: Hamas officials keeping Gazans in poverty, suffering
Following the IDF's invasion, it has been discovered that Hamas has been hoarding wealth away from Gazans living in poverty.
Pitchon-Lev - Israel's beating heart in peace and in war
WATCH: Eli Cohen, CEO of Pitchon-Lev, one of Israel’s foremost humanitarian organizations in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy & Innovation for the Jerusalem Post.
Pitchon Lev CEO calls for price controls in face of rising food prices
Among those affected are impoverished families, whose struggles have only increased since the beginning of the conflict.
