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 …
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 …
The Blake School is an independent pre-k-12, private, non-sectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school with campuses in Minneapolis, Hopkins, and Wayzata, MN. It is a “home” of Nan Peterson, Blake’s Director of Service Learning. Along with Deacon Steve Herrera of San Jose Diocese and Archbishop Mitty High School, and Leif Erickson of Youth Community Service, …
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The following article was contributed by Diane Fisher, Community Relations Council Director of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and Co-Director of the Teen Interfaith Leadership Council (TILC) of Santa Clara County. It has also been published at the Summer 2017 issue of JValley Magazine. Three Junior Youth Association (JRYA) members from the Bay Area …
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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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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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Contributed by Deacon Steve Herrera, the Diocese of San Jose Diane Fisher of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and Deacon Steve Herrera from the Diocese of San Jose, both Co-directors of the Teen Interfaith Leadership Council of Santa Clara County, took eight interfaith teenagers on an immersion experience to Santa Fe, New Mexico from …
Carolina Ornelas was the 2015-2016 SPIN Shinnyo Fellow from Stanford University. The SPIN Shinnyo Fellowship is a collaboration between Shinnyo-en Foundation, the John W. Gardner Center at Stanford, the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford, and Redwood City 2020. During her fellowship year, Carolina supported youth development and community engagement projects at the Gardner …
The 27th Annual National Service-Learning Conference took place in Minneapolis this year, organized by the National Youth Leadership Council of St. Paul, MN. Over 800 students, teachers and professionals in the service-learning field gathered to learn, inspire and connect with one another. This intergenerational event created a unique atmosphere filled with positive and uplifting energy. …
The New Mexico Interfaith Immersion Trip is a summer opportunity for Santa Clara County teens of various faiths and Shinnyo-en youth from across the country to visit houses of worship, learn from each other while engaging in interfaith dialogue, and serve local communities. Teens are led by Co-directors, Deacon Steve Herrera and Diane Fisher, of …
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