Over the years Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation has gone through a lot of changes. With more members than ever (53 Jewish high school students), we focused on group work and made other changes to accommodate all the budding philanthropists. For example, we created three groups based on experience in OJCYF: Lomdim (apprentices), Bonim (builders)…
When asked to reflect on the last four years, it’s not hard to come up with dozens of experiences that influenced us. Our first encounter with OJCYF was the application process. DANIELLE: After submitting multiple college applications, I realized that none of these were the hardest application I have ever written. I submitted my hardest…
A bat mitzvah project nine years ago has evolved into a program that continues to change lives and enrich community. The Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation unites high school students who have a deep interest in Jewish philanthropy and helping the community. OJCYF teens visit Jewish and non-Jewish organizations to learn what they do and…
