ELIJAH CUMMINGS YOUTH PROGRAM IN ISRAEL INC
5750 PARK HEIGHTS AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD 21215 www.ecyp.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO INVEST IN PROMISING TEENS FROM MARYLAND'S 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND PREPARE THEM TO SERVE AS OPEN-MINDED LEADERS WITH THE SKILLS, COMMUNITY TIES AND GLOBAL EXPOSURE CRITICAL TO SUCCESS IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY. OUR EFFORTS ARE INFUSED WITH THE SPIRIT OF BRIDGE-BUILDING EXEMPLIFIED BY THE LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP OF CONGRESSMAN ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS AND THE BALTIMORE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

TO INVEST IN PROMISING TEENS & PREPARE THEM TO SERVE AS OPEN-MINDED LEADERS.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: EACH YEAR WE SELECT APPROXIMATELY 12 FELLOWS WHO EITHER LIVE OR GO TO SCHOOL IN MARYLAND'S 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR TWO-YEAR PROGRAM IN THE MIDDLE OF WHICH IS A THREE WEEK TRIP TO ISRAEL. FELLOWS PARTICIPATE IN TWICE-MONTHLY SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS LED BY EXPERTS ON DIVERSITY, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS AND POLITICS. THE INTENDED OUTCOME OF THESE WORKSHOPS IS TO INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS, REFINE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, PROVIDE EXPOSURE TO INFLUENTIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE AROUND IMPORTANT TOPICS. THEY TRAVEL ALONGSIDE, LIVE WITH, AND BEFRIEND ISRAELI TEENS FROM THE VILLAGE. THESE TEENS ARE LARGELY REFUGEES, ORPHANS, OR NEW IMMIGRANTS OF ETHIOPIAN OR EASTERN EUROPEAN DESCENT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE STUDENTS VISIT CULTURAL SITES OR ATTEND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS DURING THE DAY TO PERSUE HIGHER EDUCATION AND ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. UPON RETURNING FROM ISRAEL FELLOWS ARE ENGAGED IN SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR ADVOCACY SKILLS. VENUES INCLUDE SYNAGOGUES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF ECYP, ECYP FELLOWS PARTICIPATE IN A YEAR-LONG SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM WHERE THEY CONTINUE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEENS OF VARIOUS FAITHS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS TO PREPARE THEM TO SERVEAS COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. AT THE END OF A FELLOW'S SECOND YEAR IN THE PROGRAM, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS AMONG THEIR PEER GROUPS ON RACISM, ANTI-SEMITISM, DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. ALL GRADUATES FROM THE ECYP CLASS OF 2020 MATRICULATED TO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. ADDITIONALLY, 2020 ECYP FELLOWS REPORTED BEING "HIGHLY LIKELY" TO CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER IN THE FUTURE, CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN DIVERSE FRIENDSHIPS AND INDICATED A DESIRE TO STUDY ABROAD IN COLLEGE.

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