They refurbished PGT's medical clinic, sorted food at its food bank, and moved donated furniture from an old warehouse to a new one. Campers work 5 days a week and spend their weekends visiting local area sights. Each group conducts its own weekly shabbat observance and is always warmly adopted by the local Jewish community, however remote or small. AJSS is now recruiting talented high school juniors and seniors who are attracted to the dual challenges of performing physical labor to benefit needy people, and the dynamics of small group living. Three project locations will be announced shortly.
Scholarships are available.
AJSS is financed entirely by charitable contributions and is the only teen work camp of its kind operating under Jewish auspices. It has completed over 200 work projects in 42 states over 50 years of continuous operation. 15 E. 26th St., New York, NY 10010.