The Lebanese Red Cross brings vital supplies, care and a listening ear to people who’ve lost everything – homes, livelihoods, schools – due to the ongoing conflict.

In the Jnah area of Beirut, a former hospital that closed its doors more than a decade ago has been transformed into a shelter for families who were forced to leave their homes due to weeks of escalating conflict in Lebanon.

Where there was once medical care and recovery, the building now shelters people who have lost everything, filling its halls with stories of struggle and survival.

Among the shelter’s residents is Ahmed, a fourteen-year-old boy whose life has been turned upside down by the conflict. After being forced to move three times, Ahmed’s family finally arrived at this shelter, having escaped their suburban Beirut home one night when bombs shattered the neighborhood’s quiet.