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Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC)
Our Vision
Faith Inspired leaders from Mahatma Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr.
to the Dalai Lama built effective social change movements by encouraging
diverse faith communities to come together on the common ground of helping
others. The interfaith Youth Core carries on this legacy by bringing
diverse young people of faith together to:
- Connect more deeply with the parts of their own religious tradition which inspire social action
- Learn to understand, appreciate, and respect other religious traditions
- Make a difference in the broader society through interfaith social action
Our Organization
The Interfaith Youth Core is a youth-led, Chicago-based
international, interfaith organization. In June of 1998, a group of
religiously diverse young people from around the world found a common
interest in integrating faith, diversity and social action. Since that
first encounter, the Interfaith Youth Core has developed a strong program
in Chicago while also taking a leading role in national and international
youth work.
Our Chicago Action Program uses a shared values methodology to engage
a diverse group of local faith commu
nities
in transformative interfaith social action projects.
Nationally, the IFYC focuses on catalyzing, resourcing and networking the emerging field of interfaith youth work.
Internationally, The IFYC has a history of developing and facilitating workshops and presentations:
- The Next Generation at the Parliament of the World’s Religions – Cape Town, South Africa
- Habitat for Humanity Harmony Build – Hyderabad, India
- IFYC Presentation at UNESCO Headquarters
– Paris, France
Ebrahim Patel, IFYC, with Andrew Clark, IARF
Our Programs
- Chicago Action Program
- Chicago Youth Council – CYC is a group of high school students from different faith communities that meet weekly to develop leadership skills and organize social action projects around Chicago
- Youth Interfaith Education Initiative – YIEI includes a curriculum and an outreach program that employ a “shared values” approach to interfaith work. The workshops strengthen relationships between youth and their faith communities while encouraging understanding between youth of different faith traditions
- Interfaith Youth Work Training Day – This training day will bring local interfaith youth coordinators together to network and engage emerging interfaith youth leaders and programs
- Chicago Day of Interfaith Youth Service –
Faith communities, college campuses, and local organizations from
the Chicagoland area will work cooperatively on service projects and
reflect on their experience
National and International Programs
- Contributing articles and books to a knowledge-base in the field of Interfaith Youth Work
- Organizing conferences for leaders in the field
- Working on national and international projects
- National Day of Interfaith Youth Service
- Face to Face/Faith to Faith Interfaith Youth Camp
- Building Resources for the field
- Developing interfaith curriculum
- Developing training manuals
- Creating relationships that further interfaith youth work
- Related fields, foundations, public figures, universities, and other institutions
- Highlighting the importance of religious diversity in our world and helping institutions encourage positive interaction between different faith communities
Introduction / Parliament / IARF / IIC / Youth Core / Peace Summit / Minorities / Peace Council / Temple / SpiritualForum / URI / WCRP / WCF / WFDD / WFIRC
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