AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps engages young people in direct work on the causes and effects of poverty in the United States. Participants in our service Corps program live out and deepen their commitments to social change and Jewish life through a year of full-time work at anti-poverty organizations in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, and Washington, DC. This work brings important resources to low income communities and equips Corps members to emerge as lifelong agents for social change, whose work for justice is rooted in and nourished by Jewish values. After participants complete this intensive one-year program, AVODAH's partnership with American Jewish World Service provides a broad platform for long-term leadership in social change and Jewish life.

Each year, AVODAH recruits people in their 20s from across North America 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?
• Find out more about the application process.

At this time participation in AVODAH is limited to American citizens/permanent residents and Canadian citizens.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.avodah.net