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YPD

Our Mission

Build and sustain an inspired, thriving community of Jewishly engaged young adults who are empowered and committed to leadership, philanthropy, outreach, and inclusion.

Strategy

To fulfill this mission, YPD has built a strategy with four distinct, and often overlapping, areas of work: Community Vibrancy, Outreach, Leadership Development, and Philanthropy. Click here to learn more about the four Pillars of YPD.

Get in Touch

Becca Near

Coordinator, Young Adult Engagement

For more information about YPD or other engagement opportunities within the St. Louis Jewish young adult community, contact Becca Near at 314-442-3879 or BNear@JFedSTL.org.

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Upcoming Events

Welcome to the New YPD

Sep 10, 2019 | Community Engagement, Hear for Good Podcast, YPD

On this week’s Hear for Good podcast, Becca Near, Federation’s Coordinator for Young Adult Engagement, and Evan Glantz, Board Chair of YPD, talk with host Karen Sher, Federation’s Vice President, Community Engagement, about the recent relaunch of YPD and what it means for engaging young professionals in our Jewish community.

If you’ve been wondering what’s going on with YPD….

Apr 8, 2019 | Community Engagement, JFed Press Releases, JFed STL News, YPD

On March 6, the Young Adult Communications Task Force had its final meeting to complete work on the new brand and vision of the young adult division! This process will culminate August 22 with an exciting kick-off event. Stay tuned for the roll out of the new YPD, led by Young Adult Coordinator Becca Near.