July 2016 | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Join a diverse group of young leaders in field trips, professional development activities and cultural experiences in order to build your resume and create lasting relationships with your peers!  Participants will have the opportunity to design and implement their own community service project in Jersey City.  APPLY today to become a positive agent of change in your community! For more information, contact Kiersten Tibbetts:Email: [email protected]: (301) 577-6876                                                                      Cross-Community Engagement Sponsors:  Co-operation Ireland, Global Peace Foundation, along with co-convening partner, the Administration for Children and Families Region 2 are piloting an established cross-community engagement model in Jersey City, New Jersey. This youth engagement approach builds community cohesion in challenging urban environments and inoculates youth against violence and extremism. The purpose of this pilot work is to demonstrate a national model for replication and measure the empirical impact on identity-based attitudes and behaviors.