Youth Leadership Development

Addressing the Climate Crisis through the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Contributed by Sydney Cheung, Shinnyo Fellow, Chapman University In May 2020, I graduated from Chapman University with a major in Environmental Science and Policy, and was awarded the Shinnyo Fellowship. Although I was unsure what career I wanted to pursue then, I knew that the mission of Shinnyo-en Foundation aligned well with my values. I …

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First Ever Virtual Shinnyo Fellows’ Orientation!

The 2020 -2021 Shinnyo Fellows and their respective supervisors and mentors met virtually for the Shinnyo Fellows’ Orientation on August 6th, 2020. It was the first ever virtual Shinnyo Fellows’ Orientation that Shinnyo-en Foundation hosted to ensure the health and well-being of all who were invited to take part in. We welcomed Sydney Cheung (Chapman …

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Announcing the 2019-2020 Shinnyo Fellows!

Each year the Shinnyo Fellows immerse themselves in a year-long Fellowship in local, national and global communities. The Shinnyo Fellowship Program continues to collaborate with Chapman University, George Mason University, Seattle University, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and Redwood City 2020. On August 8th, all of the Shinnyo Fellows came together with their respective …

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Announcing the 2018-19 Shinnyo Fellows!

We are very excited to announce that Chapman University (Orange, CA) has joined us as the fifth Shinnyo Fellowship Program partner this year! In addition to continuing our partnership with George Mason University (Fairfax, VA), Redwood City 2020 in partnership with the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University, Seattle …

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JUSTICE IN ACTION

This year, the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) hosted the 29th Annual National Service-Learning Conference at the Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul, MN. The conference took place from March 11th through the 13th, and over 600 youth and adults participated. Among them were six Shinnyo-en Junior Youth (JRYA) and Youth Association (YA) members, along …

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National Service-Learning Conference, Anaheim 2017

Jose Hurtado, staff member of the Shinnyo-en Los Angeles Temple, joined six Shinnyo-en Youth Association (YA) members in attending the National Service-Learning Conference this year. We often found Jose taking detailed notes during the conference. He was also a thoughtful helper and companion to the Foundation staff as well as other YA members. For example, …

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Shinnyo Fellowship Program’s Exciting New Shift!

For the academic year of 2016-2017, George Mason University and UC Berkeley joined Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service, the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, and Redwood City 2020’s SPIN/Shinnyo Fellowship to create a post-undergraduate Shinnyo Fellowship Program. With this shift from predominantly undergraduate Fellows to a couple more post-undergraduate …

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