THE WALKS

• The service received more than 2,000 incoming messages during its first month.
• From July 2025 through February 2026, the project provided 559 consultations to 441 young people. The service operated continuously for eight months, six days a week, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
• The service team included 12 operators — two per shift — an administrator and volunteers.
• Three advertising campaigns were conducted: July and October 2025, and April 2026.
• Technical infrastructure was developed for anonymous assistance, together with safety protocols and referral pathways to specialized clinical, social, legal-rights and law-enforcement support.

Since 2022, The Walks has held weekly meetings lasting 1.5–2 hours for immigrant teenagers and young adults aged 12–20. Activities include discovering cities and culture, creative self-expression, career guidance and building new social connections.

In normal times, the organization runs more than seven meetings a week in Jerusalem, Gush Dan and Haifa.

Since October 7, 2023, meetings have also been held online, with daily Zoom activities during periods of military escalation.

The format includes therapeutic practices, games, creative activities and meetings with experts. The program is shaped by the needs expressed by the teenage community.

Social workers also handle individual requests, refer participants to specialized help and moderate teenage group chats, including at night.

In June 2025, during the war with Iran, The Walks ran an emergency program with daily Zoom meetings with support from partners and the Koah ha-Ole Foundation. Social workers moderated teenage group chats and provided individual support to young people in crisis.

Funding from Koah ha-Ole covered two weeks of meetings, the work of two social-work coordinators and one team supervision session.

• 16 online meetings held
• Two social workers funded for two weeks
• One supervision session held

More than 200 teenagers received support in June 2025. The emergency program ended when security restrictions were lifted at the end of June.