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Now that you’re psyched for service, there are tons of ways that you can stay involved throughout the year. This site is your resource for service projects in your area and across the country. Check back often. Register upcoming service projects and search for things happening in your area!

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Panim el Panim
Panim el Panim is Hebrew for “face to face.” Since 1988, 15,000 teens from more than 200 communities have traveled to Washington to participate in Panim el Panim: High School in Washington. Each seminar brings together diverse groups of 10th-12th grader students from around the country to explore public policy and social activism through a Jewish lens.
http://www.panim.org/programs/pep.html

Summer JAM (Judaism, Activism, and Mitzvah work)
Come to Washington, DC, and participate in a one-of-a-kind, four-week program on the campus of The George Washington University. Become a leader in the political world and the Jewish community today!
http://www.dcjam.org

PanimWorks: An Activist's Adventure
Live and work in an entirely new culture this summer! Make a difference as you live in rustic accommodations on a Native-American reservation, interacting with members of the Navajo Nation while working together to promote positive change.
http:/www.panimworks.org

Youth Venture
Youth Venture helps to empower young people ages 12-20 by providing them all the tools necessary to create civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses. Ventures are supplied with up to $1000 in start-up grants for their venture. A Venture can be any youth-created, youth-led organization designed to provide a positive lasting benefit in a school, neighborhood, or large community. We strive to reach and support any young person nationwide who has a dream about how to make a difference, and the dedication to make it happen.
http://www.genv.net

Jewish Coalition for Service
The mission of the Jewish Coalition for Service is to inspire everyone in the Jewish community to dedicate a part of their lives to full-time, hands-on volunteer service. Check out their website for a great listing of intensive service programs for Jews of all ages and backgrounds.
http:/www.jewishservice.org

Genesis
Genesis is an academic program but it is much more than summer school. Teenagers with different beliefs and practices engage with an exceptional group of scholars, artists, activists, and experiential educators to participate in a dynamic Jewish living experience.
http://www.brandeis.edu/genesis

American Jewish World Service
The AJWS's Volunteer Summer and Alternative Break Program's offer High School and College students an intensive experience volunteering in underdeveloped communities around the globe!
http://www.ajws.org

High School Apprenticeship Program at the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
The High School Apprenticeship Program offers New York City public high school students a challenging program of work and study as they learn about Jewish heritage, the Holocaust, and what goes on "behind-the-scenes" at a museum.
http://mjhnyc.org/teach_students_a.htm

Kivunim: New Directions
Israel-centered but not Israel exclusive, Kivunim: New Directions will provide you with a unique opportunity for international travel and study with a focus on understanding the history and contemporary life of Jewish communities in other parts of the world while building appreciatoin and understanding of the multi-cultural world in which we live. Therefore, while based and rooted in Israel, Kivunim is built around field trips every 6 weeks to the Jewish communities of Lithuania, Russia, Italy, Morocco, Spain, and India. This new "pre-college" program is primarily for graduates of North American Jewish High Schools and high school graduates who attended Jewish day schools through middle school.
http://web.mac.com/kivunimprogram/KIVUNIM.org/Welcome.html

Carmel: A Progressive Beit Midrash and
Israel Study Program
Carmel is the Reform Movement's college-level study program in Israel for Jewish youth from around the world. Carmel offers an intense program of formal and informal learning opportunities, and graduated of the program are uniquely prepared to serve as leaders in the Reform Jewish community and to continue their college studies successfully. Participants complete academic coursework and intensive Hebrew instruction at the University of Haifa, and study in a Reform Beit Midrash at the Lokey International Academy of Jewish Studies at the Leo Baeck Education Center. Participants live as a Reform Jewish community within Israeli society, travel the country, take part in hands-on tikkun olam projects, and gain an in-depth understanding of the Hebrew language.
http://www.yearinisrael.org/index.cfm

my 2 cents for change
my 2 cents for change is a place for those ineligible to vote, to voice their opinion on serious issues.
http://www.mytwocentsforchange.org

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