Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:9

Approximately 24.45% of Israel’s population (1,733,400) currently live below the poverty line with 19.9% of Israel’s 7.8 million living in households with incomes less than half of the national median. The National Insurance Institute's annual poverty report released in November 2011 reveals that approxmiately 35.3% or 837,300 of children are living in poverty while 20.1% of Israel’s elderly live in impoverished conditions, many of whom are Holocaust Survivors.  Roughly 5000 lone soldiers currently serve in the IDF on a salary of only $250 per month with no family network within Israel. Jerusalem Institute of Justice seeks to empower and bring relief to these vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors of society through continued advocacy and the facilitation of the following social justice projects: Caring for Israel’s Elderly, Empowering Israel’s Children, Supporting Israel’s Soldiers, and Upholding Israel’s Poor. In collaboration with social and political Israeli activists and volunteers, Jerusalem Institute for Justice holds several national distributions throughout the year to help combat poverty and uphold the underprivileged in the ongoing struggle for justice and civil rights within Israel.

 

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