Poverty report
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
Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows
Growing class of 'war poor' Israelis pushed into poverty post-October 7, report warns
NGOs see dramatic increase in financial assistance requests from young people
"The sharp rise we are seeing in the number of aid recipients ahead of Passover is a clear and stark expression of the deepening distress in Israeli society," Pitchon Lev CEO Eli Cohen said.
National Insurance Institute issues 2022 Report on Poverty and Income Inequality
Jewish NGO feeds New Yorkers battling hunger during High Holy Days
“With all the challenges people are facing during these difficult times, we should ensure New Yorkers don’t go hungry," the New York State comptroller said in a statement on hunger in the region.
Israel's High Court stops 'discriminatory' food voucher plan
The study found a substantial gap between the number of families that received food vouchers and the number living below the poverty line.
Life inside the 'hijacked' Johannesburg building where scores burned alive
Johannesburg city authorities leased it to a charity providing shelter for women in 2016, but it had "ended up serving a different purpose," Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda told reporters.
'Poverty, by America': Explaining poverty in Israel and the US - review
Each society goes about “manufacturing” poverty in its own way and high levels of poverty – whether in rich or less prosperous societies – are by no means inevitable.
Four Arab-Israeli conflict myths shattered by one terror incident - opinion
The confrontation between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian Arab terrorists in Jenin on May 29th might seem to have been a routine incident.
10 reasons why the Earth's future is better than you think
The 10 graphs featured in this article show that, for perhaps the first time in human history, our future is better than most of us think.
Poverty rates in Israel are among the highest - opinion
Poverty is not predetermined and gaps can be narrowed if we set our minds to it.
Why is poverty in Israel getting worse? - opinion
If a meaningful plan to address food insecurity is not formulated and implemented, it is guaranteed that we will be having this exact same conversation after the release of the next report.
