Homeless Shelters
General information
In 1986 the Gagon NGO established the first temporary homeless shelter for anyone in need. It later merged with Lasova and there are now 13 homeless shelters in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Every night, the homeless shelters provide lodging for around 200 residents (varying between winter and summer).
Are you homeless? Know your rights:
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel’s rights for homeless people
To schedule an appointment at the shelter, call the Manager of the Homeless Shelters at +972-50-6879703 or 03-6372783
List of homeless shelters:
Men with addictions – shelter 1
Women without addictions – shelter 2
Men without addictions – shelter 3
Women with addictions – shelter 4
The homeless shelters were established to provide a temporary, safe, and dignified roof over the heads of homeless individuals. The first and crucial stage in the homeless person’s rehabilitation and return to a normative life is coming to the shelter.
The shelters offer all the essential services: a bed, food, shower, clothing, personal lockers, and referral for medical care if needed.
Each new resident undergoes “intake” with the staff, and embarks upon a rehabilitation process with the help of social workers from the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality and with the close assistance of a team from the Ministry of Labor and Social Services.
Each shelter employs a guide and housemother/housefather who runs the shelter.
Elizabeth Bergner shelter – a homeless shelter for drug addicts, which is slated to open at the end of 2021. To view the programs, click here
To schedule an appointment at the shelter, call the Manager of the Homeless Shelters at +972-50-6879703 or 03-63727
Other Projects
The project consists of “regular” apartments in the community, which Lasova rents for homeless people who are in advanced stages of rehabilitation, chronic homeless people and individuals with various disabilities. The residents manage the transitional apartments with Lasova’s logistic assistance and financial support.
Shaked project is a joint project of the Tel Aviv Municipality, the Ministry of Social Wellfair, Social Security and Lasova NGO for asylum seekers and no immigrants.
