Where will you make a difference?

Spend a Year Fighting Poverty

Each year, AVODAH recruits people in their 20s from across the United States to spend a year working on urban poverty issues as full-time employees in local non-profit organizations. During their year of service, participants live and study together, forming a community of people making a connection between social activism and Jewish life.

Corps members help bring housing, education and other basic services to thousands of people each year, and save each organization we partner with $18,500 dollars in staffing costs.

• Join AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, a unique one-year program for people 21-26 combining work for justice, Jewish learning, and community building.
• Work full time on issues you care about—immigration, hunger, literacy, public health, domestic violence, and more. Where will I work?
• Learn from veteran organizers, activists, and educators about how to make change in the world and about the Jewish connection to social justice. What will I learn?
• Live with other young people from all Jewish backgrounds and build a community committed to integrating social change and Jewish values. Where will I live?

AVODAH's application is now open. The first round deadline is Sunday, January 29, 2012. While there are quality placement organizations in every matching round, those who apply by the first deadline will have a greater selection to choose from. We highly recommend applying by the first round deadline. The second round deadline is Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Subsequent deadlines may be created on an as needed basis. Late applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.

If you'd like to hear more information about AVODAH, let us know.