Welfare Ministry
Students with Down syndrome, autism graduate as teaching assistants
The first cohort completed a joint Herzog College-Shekel training program aimed at bringing people with disabilities into Israeli classrooms as paid teaching assistants.
Elder fraud cases jump 61% in Israel as abuse reports rise, Welfare Ministry says
Israel's municipalities are failing on nearly every possible front, government probe reveals
A generational crisis: Israel's most vulnerable children pay war's steepest price
Welfare Ministry, IFCJ allocate $70m. for aid for Israel's needy
Impoverished families, Holocaust survivors, senior citizens and the homeless are just a few of the communities that will find some relief in the joint initiative.
Overcoming bureaucracy to help people with disabilities
Kesher Association calls to allow those with special needs to exercise their rights.
Food rescue: Social, economic, environmental?
No one wants to take responsibility for the issue. The Agriculture Ministry and Rural Development believe that food rescue should be taken care of by the Welfare and Social Affairs ministries.
Three dead, three hospitalized in Holon disabilities home from food poisoning
The tragedy began overnight Saturday, as one resident began to feel bad, lost consciousness and passed away. Two others died on Monday morning.
Three die in special-needs home in Holon, cause unclear
Overnight between Saturday and Sunday, a number of residents began to feel bad and suffer from diarrhea. One woman passed out and died soon after and two others died.
Government to fund baby food worth NIS 240 a month for poor families
The average monthly cost for baby food in Israel is NIS 164 a month, so government funding will cover that cost plus a little extra.
New economic package passed by gov't as Labor threatens to challenge
The new plan, which calls for gradually raising the minimum wage to NIS 6000 a month by 2025, is being opposed by the Labor party and ministers Omer Bar Lev and Nachman Shai.
New bill to legally define rights, services for disabled citizens
The bill will define the rights of people with disabilities in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
COVID-19: Fourth vaccine shot for immunocompromised approved
The Israeli Teachers' Union is set to protest government's decision to cancel quarantine for schoolchildren.
Apartment opened for domestically violent men seeking treatment
The Welfare Ministry opened the first of four apartments to help violent men get treatment without forcing their victims from their homes.
