Contributed by Francis Bencik, SEF Grants Manager Held from March 26 to 28 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the 2025 National Service-Learning Conference organized by the National Youth Leadership Council brought together over 400 attendees from 36 states and 7 countries, creating a vibrant and diverse space for learning, collaboration, and inspiration. With many learning and …
Contributed by Francis Bencik, SEF Grants Manager The Shinnyo Fellowship Orientation took place on July 18th, 2024, in Redwood City, welcoming the 2024-25 cohort of Shinnyo Fellows. This year, three post-undergraduate Fellows from George Mason University, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley joined with their supervisors to embark on a year of impactful service …
Contributed by Deacon Steve Herrera, Notre Dame San Jose High School Four Shinnyo-en Buddhists, one Zoroastrian, and five Catholics embarked on an interfaith journey from June 24 to 29, 2024, in New Mexico, sponsored by Shinnyo-en Foundation in partnership with Notre Dame San Jose High School, California. We visited various places of worship and met …
Ten Interfaith Teens Explore New Mexico Spirituality Read More »
Contributed by Kelly Clavel, the 2022-2023 Shinnyo Fellow and Community Development Policy Analyst, Redwood City Together “What are you planning on doing after you graduate?” is one of the most anxiety-inducing questions to ask a college senior. In addition to making sure that you’ve met your credit requirements and are doing well in your current …
In June 2023, the New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip brought together ten youth from the San Francisco Bay Area, Orange County, Boston and New York for a unique exploration of spirituality and cultural exchange. Hosted in Santa Fe this immersive experience aimed to foster understanding through visits to various places of worship and engaging dialogues …
Exploring Spirituality on the New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip 2023 Read More »
The 34th National Service Learning Conference in 2023– Nashville, TN From the immediate humidity of the Nashville International Airport, to Tennessee’s famous hot chicken, the 2023 National Service-Learning Conference was off to a great start. The National Service-Learning Conference, hosted by National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), took place in Nashville, TN from April 2-5. The …
The 2022-2023 Shinnyo Fellows, along with their university and partner organization supervisors, gathered together for orientation at the Shinnyo-en USA Head Temple in Redwood City, CA. The last two years of the Shinnyo Fellowship Orientation were held virtually, and while necessary it just wasn’t the same getting to know our Shinnyo Fellows and their supervisors …
A snapshot of the 2022 Shinnyo Fellowship Program Orientation! Read More »
Contributed by Rosie Wilson-Briggs, Program Manager, Environmental Science Center When I boarded the plane for the 2022 National Service-Learning Conference, I didn’t know what to expect from the experience awaiting me in Minneapolis. I had never been to a conference of this size, and while I was specifically planning to share about our youth service-learning …
The Youth Shined at the 33rd National Service-Learning Conference! Read More »
For the well-being of all involved, this year‚ Shinnyo Fellows Orientation was held virtually again on July 29. It is heartbreaking that the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting many lives all around the world even after the vaccines became available to many of us in the U.S. This year, however, thanks to the virtual nature, …
The 2021-2022 Shinnyo Fellows have begun walking their paths to peace! Read More »
Photos from New Mexico, courtesy of Deacon Steve Herrera, Co-director of the Teen Interfaith Leadership Council of Santa Clara County We are proud to announce the release of the video that Steve Herrera produced this summer after hours of intensive viewing, clipping, and editing the interviews and footages, and inserting and animating photos collected from …
Hope for the Future: Voices of the Decade – the New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip Read More »
