Interfaith Youth Group
Building young interfaith leaders
The Interfaith Youth Group is a welcoming and inclusive community where high school youth from different religious backgrounds can build relationships, grow spiritually, develop leadership skills, and be a force for good in our world.
Throughout the year, this group visits local places of worship, participates in community events, learns communication and dialog skills, shares meals, volunteers in the community, celebrates holidays, and more.
Youth members are empowered to take the lead, planning events, sharing their knowledge, and serving our community.
Ready to join? Please complete the application below. Applications will be considered in the order received, and preference may be given to those of faith backgrounds not currently represented among our youth members.
Questions? Email programs@theinterfaithcenter.org
Our History
Originally known as the Multi-Faith Youth Group, this program began in 2012 as a project by Sophia Said as a part of her studies at the Clinton School of Public Service through the Clinton Global Initiative along with her classmate Kate Cawvey.
This project, entitled “Building Bridges through Interfaith Dialogue,” brought together Baha’i, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Hindu youth to create a shared vision of their community and to grow together. Youth would listen, share, and grow together, dispelling preconceived assumptions, learning to define themselves, and creating a shared vision of the future based upon common humanity.
It began with a community forum and grew into the Multi-Faith Youth Group—a committed and diverse group of high school students who met regularly for interfaith dialog, leadership development, and community service. Led by a religiously diverse group of adult volunteers, this group continued for many years until going dormant around 2020.
In the spring of 2025, a group of youth and adults began meeting and dreaming what a newly relaunched interfaith youth group could look like, and that fall, the group relaunched with 20 youth from religious groups and congregations from all across our city!
