Hut HaMeshulash was founded in 1999 by Dana and Igal Goldstein. The organization started in a two-room apartment in central Jerusalem, which served as a meeting place for at-risk teens and young adults. During these encounters, Dana and Igal were exposed to the difficult reality in which many young adults in the city find themselves: hunger, homelessness, and lack of family support.

This drove them to establish the open space drop-in center: a warm space that provides a safe, nonjudgmental alternative to life on the streets – a home that hundreds of at-risk teens and young adults still visit every day.
Through their work, Dana and Igal became aware that no housing solutions existed for these young adults once they reached the age of 18. This left vulnerable young adults over 18 with no assistance, housing, or opportunities to integrate into normative society. To address this need, Hut HaMeshulash established two hostels for at-risk young adults. The young men’s home (the first hostel of its kind for young men over 18) opened in 2006. It was followed in 2009 by the young women’s home, which includes a unit for pregnant and vulnerable young women, the only solution of its kind in Israel for young women over 18. The hostels provide long-term accommodation where young adults undergo a transformative, long-term rehabilitative process. In 2017, two Transitional Home were opened for graduates of these hostels.
Over the years, Hut HaMeshulash has developed collaborations and partnerships with a range of bodies, including the Ministry of Welfare, the Municipality of Jerusalem, the National Insurance Institute of Israel, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the maternity ward at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hadassah Academic College, Paamonim, Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, and others.

Since its establishment, the team at Hut HaMeshulash has been working to give every young person a chance to rehabilitate their lives and integrate into society.