Eighth, ninth and tenth grade registration for the Jewish Community Youth Foundation is now in progress.
The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is a program is designed to have teens learn about, experience and act upon Jewish values.
Each year, the participants are required to contribute $120, which is then matched by the Shechtel Philanthropic Fund and the Federation. The dollars are pooled together, so that each group of 20 participants has $7,200 for which it is responsible to allocate to worthy causes.
The students meet six times between October and March in the Princeton area to discuss Tzedakah, assess the programs and issues they wish to explore, invite specific agencies to apply for funding, and arrange for site visits to those agencies.
This progressive curriculum begins with incoming eighth graders who focus on local Jewish agencies that provide assistance to those in need. Each year progresses to a different focus, as ninth graders explore regional and national agencies, tenth graders investigate Jewish arts and culture, eleventh graders focus on outreach and advocacy, and twelfth graders learn about philanthropy in Israel.
More information is online at jfcsonline.org/jcyf.
