Young Adults (17 and up)

YALLA: LETS GO!

Be sure to see the New Funded Campus Programs below.

Experience Israel in a way that few tourists do. Imagine living and working as a civilian volunteer on a non-combat IDF base. Volunteer alongside Israeli soldiers about your age, and fellow volunteers from around the world.

Program Details

Your work really matters! It allows IDF reservists to stay at their jobs, their schools, or their homes, instead of being called up for duty.

“It was a great opportunity to participate in Israeli culture in a way that you can’t as a tourist. It was also a cool way to give back and show my support.”
Nicole Crabtree, Oregon

Choose the program that works best for you.

TRAVEL SOLO OR WITH FRIENDS

Choose any 1- 2- or 3- week program which runs Sunday morning through Thursday afternoon. Since programs are available throughout the year, this is our most flexible scheduling option. You are responsible for the costs of airfare and weekend activities.

SUMMER INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PROGRAM (IYP)

Open to volunteers ages 17-25.

If you prefer summer travel and you’d like to join a group of volunteers about your age, sign up for one or more of three multi-week programs. You are responsible for the costs of airfare and weekend activities.

EXTENSION AFTER BIRTHRIGHT TRIP

Open to volunteers ages 17-32.

If you will already be in Israel on a Birthright trip or other Israel Experience tour, you can extend your trip and see more of Israel – from the inside – by volunteering on a base. This adventure-filled, economical, add-on to scheduled VFI programs costs only $55.00 for the application fee.

Sign up for a 1- 2- or 3- week program. When available, enjoy a FREE weekend stay at an IDF hostel near a Tel Aviv beach–after volunteering. Birthright extensions may start and Sunday immediately after the end of the Birthright trip.

Refer to our 2019 Schedule for dates of all programs. http://www.vfi-usa.org/schedule

For more information, contact your local VFI representative at http://vfi-usa.org/contact/


YALLA: APPLY NOW!

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Please note that the application is time-sensitive. Check with your regional manager for appropriate deadlines.

Additional information and answers to many more questions are in VFI’s Program Handbook, which is given to applicants once they are accepted on a program.

NEW! FUNDED CAMPUS INITIATIVES

If you loved your Birthright Trip, check out these subsidized opportunities to GO BACK & GIVE BACK.

CAMPUS TRIP

Open to Birthright Alumni (freshmen to seniors)

To see if your campus is participating, contact: rbernstein@vfi-usa.org

CAMPUS AMBASSADOR’S PROGRAM

Open to Birthright Alumni (freshman to junior year)

If your campus does not currently have a trip planned, why not plan that trip yourself? If you are a leader who is passionate about Israel, apply for VFI’s new Ambassador Program, where you can earn a fully-funded trip by organizing your own group of volunteers.

For more information about the competitive application process, contact rbernstein@vfi-usa.org

Check out this video of Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman for ideas about how to have fun in Israel on weekends off the base.