Homeless

'We go down with the ship': Meet the homeless youth running Venezuela's earthquake shelters

Their task is the management of a shelter for victims of the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes. The dozen or so staff have designed a digital system to register residents, most of whom have suffered loss.

his photograph shows shadows of volunteers rescuers appearing during an operation by US rescuers to find survivors in Catia la Mar in La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 30, 2026.
General view of a demolished building at Caraballeda after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 27, 2026 in La Guaira, Venezuela.

Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2025.

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

 The Eiffel Tower.

French officials find fifth body in River Seine outside Paris


Israelis transformed after taking part in Homeless World Cup in Cardiff

Dina left home at 22 and became a drug addict for the next 23 years. At the age of 45, she proudly wore a blue and white . She said the Cup had been a "life changing opportunity."

Homeless World Cup in Cardiff

Syrians, facing orders to demolish homes, fear fate in Lebanon

"Now, there's nothing left," said Dima al-Kanj about her home.

Women walk through al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria April 1, 2019

Israel Railways puts famous feline Mitzi up for adoption - watch

“It’s very hard for the station’s staff to part with the beloved cat,” station manager Eliyahu Yifrach told Mako.

Calico cat Mitzi

Someone missing

As beggars go, he was unique.

‘I WISHED I knew his name. I wanted to humanize him in some way.’ [Illustrative]

Shedding a light on teens in distress, NGO takes a new gender-sensitive approach

Elem's CEO Inbal Dor Kerbel is aiming for a 50-50 gender balance among her staff both in the boardroom and in the field.

A homeless man lies on the street.

The Homeless Jerusalemite Opposite Shalom Aleichem 4

The Jerusalem Post

Home-style food for the homeless and poor

Jerusalem is the poorest city in the country, according to a recent report by the Central Bureau of Statistics, with nearly half of the city’s residents living under the poverty line.

The foundation of the Meir Panim nonpro t’s food services is its network of free restaurants in cities throughout Israel, designed to look and feel like any other restaurant

The programs aimed at lifting up Jerusalem's at-risk youths

Some 30,000 teens falling on the spectrum of at-risk behavior are based in Jerusalem.

A homeless man lies on the street.