Volunteers sought at two boarding schools in Israel

College graduates through the age of 30 are eligible to volunteer at two boarding schools for at-risk children in Rhode Island’s partner community, Afula, Israel, and the Gilboa region of Israel.
This is an opportunity to learn Hebrew, teach English, travel in Israel and make new friends with other 20-somethings from the U.S. and Israel. Accommodations, food and travel within Israel are included, as well as a monthly stipend.
Mornings will be spent teaching and tutoring English in small groups. During the afternoons, the volunteers will engage in fun informal activities, along with staff members. Every other weekend will be free.
The Emunah Childrens Center is seeking two young religious women, and Beit Singer is seeking two young people regardless of Jewish background.
Emunah Childrens Center is in Afula and Beit Singer is in a nearby village, southeast of Afula. Afula is situated in the Jezreel Valley of the lower Galilee, about an hour from Haifa and an hour and a half from Tel Aviv.
The program is sponsored by the MASA division of the Jewish Agency for Israel. In addition to a monthly stipend, all travel expenses in Israel are covered, including field trips, as well as food, accommodations, health insurance, a cellphone and educational seminars.
Multiple grants have reduced the participant fee to airfare and $5,000, which the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island will subsidize for residents of the greater R.I. area through age 26.
Upon arrival, volunteers will be expected to quarantine at the boarding schools for two weeks to control the spread of COVID-19.
The program begins in October and runs to August 2021. Applications are being accepted until Sept. 1. For more details, contact Amir at amir@jewishnewbedford.org or Achiya at AchiyaB@jafi.org.