Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc

Curricula, coaching and event support for civic educators-mikva's teacher-facing work provides educators in its chapter and partner sites with civic engagement curricula, professional development, coaching, and support to organize local events for youth in their school or district. Collectively, these supports help teachers transform their classrooms and schools into spaces in which youth build community with and develop empathy for their peers; develop critical thinking skills; practice collaboration; and take informed action to address the issues they care about most.

National youth civic covenings-as mikva continues to expand to serve youth in more cities across america, our national youth civic convenings (such as soapbox nation and our youth summit) bring young people from different backgrounds together to share their own experiences, learn from and develop empathy for each other, and work together to develop plans to create change in their own communities once they return home.

Public service internships-mikva's summer fellows program provides youth with the opportunity to spend six weeks working in the offices of elected officials & other key political leaders. It is a paid internship program that helps youth gain real-world public sector work experiences that are often otherwise inaccessible and brings youth voice directly into local government offices.