Masa Israel Leadership Through Service Mission

Representatives from leading American service organizations, including Teach for America, Peace Corps, City Year, Repair the World, the Corporation for National and Community Service, American Jewish World Service (AJWS), UJA Federation of New York, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, AVODAH, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, New Israel Fund, Uri L'Tzedek, and Ve'ahavta traveled to Israel with to explore volunteering opportunities offered through Masa Israel Journey. With young adults' growing interest in international volunteer opportunities, Masa Israel is making Israel a global hub for service programs.

Masa organized the American- Israeli think-tank in collaboration with City Year, a Boston group that facilitates volunteer work in local schools and communities.

"It's a collective exploration as to how to develop leaders through long-term volunteer programs. Pretty much every discussion has focused on that question," said Max Klau, director of leadership at City Year.

Each day of the trip had a different theme, ranging from service and leadership in nonprofits to community development, policy, coexistence and education. The group visited Masa program sites associated with the different themes.

Read more at http://www.themasaisraelblog.org/?p=2066

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