JIRS: American Jewish Society for Service

American Jewish Society for Service

American Jewish Society for Service
10319 Westlake Blvd
Suite 193
Bethesda, MD 20817

Phone #:(240) 205-5940
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Web Page: www.ajss.org
E-mail: info@ajss.org

Program/Service Notes:

Rena Convissor: Executive Director
The Society conducts two or three voluntary work service camps each summer to enable young people to live their faith by serving other people. The Society selects meaningful and challenging projects, recruits and screens the campers, furnishes a competent staff, and guides the religious, educational and recreational program that supplements the work activity. The projects are in the summer and last for six weeks.  

Projects usually involve the construction or repair of one or more buildings. We have built a school, a gymnasium, single family homes, barns, recreational facilities, a community center, installed water systems, repaired homes, etc. In 133 projects, we have worked in 46 states in such widely scattered places as New Mexico, South Dakota, New Hampshire, South Carolina, California, Kentucky and Alaska; 17 projects have been on Indian Reservations. Recreation, education and religion are included in the program. Information about the upcoming summer, including cost, can be found on the website, www.ajss.org.

Program Details:

Hours: Mon-Fri, 9 to 5; Camp hours during summer

Person In Charge: Executive Director:Rena Convissor

Eligibility: Anyone can contribute; Campers must have completed 10th grade

Fees: Tuition

Service Area: Throughout the US

Intake Process: Application is on website, www.ajss.org or call for more information

Operating Agency: Independent Organization (Not classified)

This information was last updated on 10/19/2007

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Hours:	Mon-Fri, 9 to 5; Camp hours during summer
Person In Charge:	Executive Director:Rena Convissor
Eligibility:	Anyone can contribute; Campers must have completed 10th grade
Fees:	Tuition
Service Area:	Throughout the US
Intake Process:	Application is on website, www.ajss.org or call for more information
Operating Agency:	Independent Organization (Not classified)

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