CYPL

The Center for Youth Philanthropy and Leadership provides opportunities to dive head first into philanthropy and volunteerism for Jewish youth from becoming Bar and Bat Mitzvah through college. There are opportunities for every interest - it's a choose your own adventure!

9th - 12th grade

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Advisory Council

for Teens

Year 1

Years 3 and 4

Year 2

The Council

Volunteer Fellows

The Israel Institute

(formerly known as the Executive Teen Council)

The Task Force

An opportunity to dive in with hands on experiences at many of the non-profit organizations that you learned about in the first two years and participate in a different kind of community service

Senior-level seminars with an increased focus on issues

that confront Jews in Israel and around the world,

college preparedness, volunteer opportunities, and

cultural programs, in partnership with

the iCenter for Israel Education

Senior Fellows

(formerly known as the Teen Philanthropic Leadership Council)

(formerly known as the Teen Philanthropic Task Force)

Senior Fellows act as facilitators, mentors,

leaders, and thought partners for

the Council and Mitzvah Squad members,

taking on increased roles of leadership

An entry-level foundation board experience in

which teens participate in fundraising and

allocations for community issues they decide

upon together

Israel Fellows

Interns

A second-level foundation board experience in

which teens build on the skills they learned

in year 1 to make fundraising and allocations

decisions together

Israel Fellows pairs New York teens with Israeli teens to

engage in social change and deepen their understanding

and relationship with Israel. They work together on

fundraising and allocations, as well as participate

in the Israel Institute seminars.

A small groups of 12th grade participants each year are

selected to serve as interns on adult task forces in

one of three UJA-Federation planning departments. They

are full voting task force members, and have the

opportunity to observe as various allocations are

made, and connect with lay leaders.

College

UJA on Campus

7th - 8th grade

CYPL Alumni and friends are invited

for special opportunities during winter

and summer breaks to continue to

hone their skills, and reconnect with

CYPL friends

6th - 7th grade

Mitzvah Squad

Give a Mitzvah -

Do a Mitzvah

Hands-on learning-in-action group

volunteer projects

Individualized funding and volunteer

projects for Bar and Bat Mitzvah

students