Community Service Database: White Plains

What is the Center for Youth Philanthropy and Leadership at UJA-Federation of NY? 

The Center for Youth Philanthropy and Leadership at UJA-Federation of NY is an opportunity for high school students from all over New York City, Westchester, and Long Island to come together to participate in an experience of philanthropy from a Jewish perspective. The Center for Youth Philanthropy and Leadership has opportunities for participants from becoming bar and bat mitzvahs through college to learn, grow, and do.

How can I get involved? 

PACT: the Philanthropic Advisory Council for Teens is an opportunity for high school students to experience Jewish philanthropy in a real and hands-on way. Year 1, the Council, is a year-long (once a month on Sunday evenings, September – May) program for 9th-12th graders that examines philanthropy from a Jewish perspective. Participants spend the first part of the year discussing consensus, Jewish values behind philanthropy, and the responsibility of making decisions on behalf of the community. They talk about social issues and work as a group to formulate a mission statement, and then use that mission statement to create a request for proposal that goes out to agencies in NY, Israel, and around the world. Throughout the year, they are fundraising for their chosen causes. Once they receive proposals, they spend a significant amount of time reviewing them, and then hearing in-person presentations from the top proposals. The end of the year culminates with making allocations decisions, and a grant distribution ceremony to bring it all together and celebrate their work. 

Contact information: 

https://www.ujafedny.org/cypl-pact/
Erica Cohen: 212-836-1114, cohene@ujafedny.org