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A homeless man sits on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 18, 2026, 9:56 am
State covers just 13% of registered food aid charities’ budgets, study finds
First national mapping of food aid groups finds vast gaps in geographical, sectoral distribution; calls for nutrition standards, reporting, coordination between groups and state
By Sue Surkes
A Palestinian worker on a forklift at the wholesale produce market in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul neighborhood, November 25, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 29, 2026, 7:12 am
Jerusalem’s surplus produce goes to waste. An upstart NGO seeks to fix the system
Group salvaging up to 10 tons of food weekly launches Israel’s first Urban Food Policy Forum in hope that citywide coordination feeds more hungry locals, keeps edible food out of landfills
By Sue Surkes
A homeless person in the streets of Jerusalem, December 18, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
January 30, 2026, 10:01 am
Almost 2 million Israelis below poverty line, including 1 in 4 kids – latest annual report
National Insurance figures for 2024 show 21% of Israelis live in poverty, including 880,000 children and 150,000 elderly citizens, the 2nd-highest rate of child poverty among OECD countries
By ToI Staff
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Tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors live in poverty. Remembrance must be matched with urgent action — now. Support Latet, Israel’s largest NGO fighting poverty.
By Gilles Darmon
A homeless person in the streets of Jerusalem. December 18, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ FLASH90)
December 9, 2025, 9:32 pm
Over quarter of families suffer from food insecurity, as living costs jump – study
Latet charity says 867,256 families in Israel, including 1.2 million children, struggle to get proper nutrition, as economic war toll and rise in cost of living squeeze incomes
By Sharon Wrobel
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