Click Here to read an article about JYPI published in the "We Volunteer" newsletter of the Montgomery County Volunteer Center.

Click Here to read an article about JYPI founder Barbara Gervis Lubran recently published in the Washington Jewish Week.

JYPI offers unique programs to Washington DC Area teens, including:

• 25 teens contribute $500 each and manage a philanthropic fund of approximately $25,000. JYPI provides a $-for-$ match of teen contributions
• An excellent post Bar/Bat Mitzvah tzedakah project
• Teens consider grant applications from local, national and international agencies

10^th – 12^th Grade Philanthropy Programs

• 25 teens contribute $250 each and manage a philanthropic fund of approximately $10,000. JYPI provides a $-for-$ match of teen contributions
• Four focused sessions provide an overview of communal needs. Teens then make informed philanthropic choices
• A post-Confirmation opportunity that strengthens teens' connections to Judaism prior to college.

Service Learning

• Teens perform diverse activities in community service as they learn Judaism's views about caring for others and repairing the world
• Community Service hours meet school requirements
• One to two activities per month.

Alumni Programming

• Alumni give grants to local youth groups to encourage social justice programming
• Alumni lead Synagogue Education sessions on tzedakah and philanthropic giving for local synagogues, schools and youth groups
• Several other exciting programs throughout the year

Summer Opportunities

• Summer Service Learning Day Camp in August
• Community Service international trip in August