The Story of ELEM

ELEM’s Outreach Vans

ELEM's street outreach vans operate in 24 communities across the country every evening, between 8:00 PM and 2:00 AM. Teams of staff and volunteers go out to the streets to give young people a hug and a listening ear. Every year, the outreach teams locate and assist thousands of young people. Thanks to them, most of the boys and girls return to school, join the workforce, get clean from drugs, enlist in the army, and more.

ELEM Wraps Up 2022

Let's look together at our successes in 2022

You Have It All – Naama, an ELEM Graduate, in a Moving Performance

Naama Ozeri, an ELEM graduate who was supported by ELEM during her youth at critical points in her life that shaped her path forward - in a beautiful performance of the song "You Have It All" by Akiva.

ELEM: Revolving Doors, a Life-Changing Encounter

We call this moment - when ELEM reaches out a hand to young people, this one second in which they don't feel alone - a "revolving door," because just one encounter is enough to change a life.

Nava Barak Talks About the State of At-Risk Youth – Channel 13

"Anxiety and loneliness lead to extreme situations. The distress among young people related to suicide and self-harm is deeply troubling. We need to open our eyes and see our children. Anyone who meets young people day to day must first and foremost see them. We do this in the field and we don't give up on anyone. This is the order of the hour - not to give up on them." This is what Nava Barak, president of ELEM, said earlier today in an interview with Channel 13. "The situation in Israel and around the world is affecting our donors, and recently there has been a decline in donations in the social sector. That's why we've now launched a mass fundraising campaign for young people. We have all become ambassadors."

Wrapping Around Our Youth – Kan 11

The youth of the Gaza border communities grew up amid routine sirens and rounds of fighting, but nothing prepared them for what happened on the Black Sabbath. The emotional toll is heavy and the shock still hits hard. Parents say many of them are turning to sleepless nights and alcohol, and fear that these young people are losing their way. A report by Liran Kojahinoff, from Channel 11 Evening News, 11.01.23.

From Emergency to Recovery – Opening Video of the ELEM Conference at the President’s Residence

On October 7, thousands of young people in Israel joined the cycle of risk. Now is the time to help them.

ELEM – Hope in the Shadow of War

The association's activities with and for youth evacuated from the Gaza border communities. A look at the hardships they experience, and despite it all - hope for a better future.

If the Walls Could Talk

If the walls could talk, they would tell the stories of hundreds of thousands of young people facing situations of risk. ELEM is there for them, locating them and helping them overcome their hardships.

ELEM’s Annual Fundraising Event – December 2022

Nava Barak and Sergey, an ELEM Graduate, on Round Up for Good Day – Channel 12

Identifying and Assisting Youth Caught in Online Prostitution – Kan 11

Elem Around the Clock

Generation on the Edge – ELEM Conference with the Bar-Ilan Criminology Department

The association's annual conference, in collaboration with the Department of Criminology at Bar-Ilan University, addressing violence and uncertainty among youth in Israel.

ELEM Association Fundraising Evening 2025

ELEM Association's annual fundraising evening, November 2025