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Wherever you volunteer, you'll be making a tangible difference in communities that need your help.

In addition to the opportunities listed in this section, please see other sections for programs that may be of interest to you or someone you know.

HIGH SCHOOL

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  Participants live and work for seven weeks alongside residents of rural communities in Ghana, Peru or Honduras, or with a re-emerging Jewish community in Ukraine.
• American Jewish World Service Volunteer Summer
• Join the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center and fellow NY Jewish students this winter break to participate in an exciting low cost service program funded in part by UJA- Federation of New York!
• Break New Ground - Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center
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  AJWS brings delegations comprised of synagogue groups, families, summer camps and other Jewish community institutions to work with our project partners in the Central America. Participants help complete major community development projects.
• Delegations – AJWS

COLLEGE

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  AJC Goldman Fellows Program is a paid nine-week fellowship.  Fellows learn about strategy, advocacy, and program development related to various fields such as international policy, inter-ethnic relations and non-profit management.
• AJC Goldman Fellowship Program - The American Jewish Committee
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  At least ten students work for a week in a local community in Central America and pursue social change through a certified service project that integrates social justice and advocacy from a Jewish perspective.
• Alternative Breaks – AJWS & Weinberg Tzedek Hillel
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  Participants live and work for seven weeks alongside residents of rural communities in Ghana, Peru or Honduras, or with a re-emerging Jewish community in Ukraine.
• American Jewish World Service Volunteer Summer
• Join AJWS and fellow NY Jewish students this winter break to participate in an exciting low cost service program funded in part by UJA- Federation of New York!
• Break New Ground - AJWS
• Join the Marks JCH of Bensonhurst and fellow NY Jewish students this spring break to participate in an exciting low cost service program funded in part by UJA- Federation of New York.
• Break New Ground – ASB with Marks JCH of Bensonhurst
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  AJWS brings delegations comprised of synagogue groups, families, summer camps and other Jewish community institutions to work with our project partners in the Central America. Participants help complete major community development projects.
• Delegations – AJWS
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  Recent college graduates and professionals of all ages, including retirees, work and join in the life of a Jewish community overseas for one year.  Volunteers serve in the areas of formal and informal Jewish education, relief and social welfare, and Jewish community development. A stipend is included.
• JDC Jewish Service Corps
• JDC Short-Term Service Programs are connecting North American young adults to the global Jewish community through one to two-week volunteer programs in a Jewish community overseas.
• JDC Short-Term Service Programs

POST-COLLEGE & BEYOND

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  AJC Goldman Fellows Program is a paid nine-week fellowship.  Fellows learn about strategy, advocacy, and program development related to various fields such as international policy, inter-ethnic relations and non-profit management.
• AJC Goldman Fellowship Program - The American Jewish Committee
• Jewish professionals address deeply rooted problems of poverty, disease, illiteracy and hunger in a local community in the developing world.  They work to practice sustainable development by providing training or creating a teaching manual that will impact the NGO long after the volunteer returns home.
• AJWS Volunteer Corps
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  Participants live and work for seven weeks alongside residents of rural communities in Ghana, Peru or Honduras, or with a re-emerging Jewish community in Ukraine.
• American Jewish World Service Volunteer Summer
• Join Ve'ahavta and work with Jewish social assistance agencies in Buenos Aires who are heroically helping the Jewish community by providing food, clothing, medicines, rent subsidies, as well as counselling and community-building. 
• Argentina Volunteer Project
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  AJWS brings delegations comprised of synagogue groups, families, summer camps and other Jewish community institutions to work with our project partners in the Central America. Participants help complete major community development projects.
• Delegations – AJWS
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  Recent college graduates and professionals of all ages, including retirees, work and join in the life of a Jewish community overseas for one year.  Volunteers serve in the areas of formal and informal Jewish education, relief and social welfare, and Jewish community development. A stipend is included.
• JDC Jewish Service Corps
• JDC Short-Term Service Programs are connecting North American young adults to the global Jewish community through one to two-week volunteer programs in a Jewish community overseas.
• JDC Short-Term Service Programs
• Eight month program for members of the Jewish community, ages 20-30, to connect to Judaism and Israel through volunteering for social change. Participants volunteer in Israel, study development issues and work on humanitarian projects in the developing world.
• LIFE - Brit Olam
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  One fellowship is awarded annually for one year of work-study in overseas locations.  Fellows are provided with an insider's perspective on global programs through a range of unique assignments that respond to the changing needs of Jewish communities around the world. Travel and a generous stipend are included.
• Ralph I. Goldman Fellowship — JDC
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  One qualified individual per year works for one year in Jewish communities in countries such as Romania, Turkey, India, Poland, Ethiopia and FSU.  Experiences ranges from formal and informal Jewish education to programs for the elderly or health clinics for the destitute. Travel, health insurance and expenses are covered.
• Roslyn Z. Wolf Cleveland-JDC International Fellows Program - JDC and Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
• The World Partners Fellowship is the newest American Jewish World Service volunteer program. It is geared toward recent college graduates who wish to volunteer abroad with a non-governmental organization (NGO). Volunteers will provide a needed direct service, with a focus on ensuring that the work will contribute to the long-term growth of the NGO.
• World Partners Fellowship - American Jewish World Service