The Service Corps is an immersive volunteer experience. You’ll serve regularly with a local nonprofit partner, learn and reflect alongside a cohort of peers, and grow your connection to the Jewish community and your own sense of purpose. Every cohort is built on three things: consistent, hands-on service with a partner; a real community of peers; and meaningful Jewish learning. Cohorts are led by a Repair the World staff member and designed around different stages of life, so you can find one that fits where you are.

We run staff-led Service Corps cohorts three times a year — fall, spring, and summer — in each of our hub communities. Cohort length varies by community and cohort, and every cohort runs at least six weeks with regular service and learning throughout. Fall cohorts usually run October–December, spring March–May, and summer May–July. For specific dates in your community, reach out to your local Repair team.

Atlanta, Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Orange County

Service Corps is about showing up consistently, not hitting an hours target. In most cohorts you’ll serve with your partner at least once a week; in longer or year-long cohorts, at least three times every four weeks. You’ll also join your cohort for regular Jewish learning and reflection. Your exact schedule is set when the cohort is designed and shared with you up front.

Yes! As long as you are clear with your Repair staff member and local service partner you are placed with, we’re happy for you to take a week off and make up that service another week or later in the program.

Step One- Application: Fill out the online application. The application is brief and will ask you for some personal information, a copy of your resume, and for you to submit a short written response. Step Two- Interview: If you move forward, you will sign up for a 20-30 minute interview with a member of our team. All interviews will be conducted over Zoom. Step Three- Offer: Once you complete your interview, you will receive a notification if you have received an offer to join the corps. You will then need to complete onboarding forms within 48 hours. This includes W-9s and payment information.

Each cohort has a single stipend level — up to $1,000, depending on the cohort — set before it starts and shared with you in advance. It’s paid in installments over the course of the program.

We do not want financial barriers to prevent anyone from serving. If there is financial need, accepted corps members are eligible to apply for additional funding through our Economic Access Fund. The Economic Access Fund is used to remove economic barriers to participation for Repair’s corps members impacted by injustice and covers immediate economic needs, such as transportation, mental health support, required technology, appropriate clothing, and other unexpected or expected costs that impact the ability to fully and actively participate in Repair’s programs and spaces.

To join the Service Corps, you need to be between 18 and 39 and authorized to work in the US. Cohorts are curated by stage of life, so you’ll join one designed for where you are. There are no education or work-experience requirements — the program is open to everyone who wants to make an impact as part of the Jewish service movement.

We ask each corps member to submit a signed W-9 and provide banking information in order to receive the stipend. You will also be asked to sign an agreement that outlines expectations and requirements for the program, in order to officially secure your space in the Service Corps.

No, you do not need to be Jewish to join the Service Corps. However, the experience is rooted in Jewish values and includes opportunities for meaningful Jewish learning. Repair the World is focused on mobilizing the Jewish community to serve, and you’ll explore how Jewish history and customs shape our responsibility to create a more just world. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage applicants of all identities including but not limited to; BIPOC, Jews of Color, LGBTQ+, women, and differently-abled people to apply.

If you have any questions about the service corps, please contact [email protected]. 

As a corps member, you are considered an independent contractor for tax purposes. There is no IRS withholding from your service corps stipend. You will be responsible for claiming the income on your tax return with the IRS and paying the appropriate taxes.