Welcome to the Interfaith Youth Alliance website!

The Interfaith Youth Alliance, a 501 © 3 non profit public benefit organization established in 2004, aims at enriching the lives of youth through civic participation, promoting interfaith understanding and dialogue, and celebrating diversity.

Today we live in the most religiously pluralistic nation in the world, a nation that was founded on the principles of religious freedom and democracy. IFYA empowers high school and college students to become informed and engaged citizens in our religiously diverse nation.

Become a member of IFYA today and join our religiously and ethnically diverse youth. Working with diverse faith leaders, IFYA members explore issues in-depth such as Role of religion in schools, First Amendment issues and America's diverse religious traditions and engage in community service & volunteer projects.

Interfaith Youth Alliance Educational Program 2008/2009

The Interfaith Youth Alliance has teamed with the Multi-faith Exchange, an interfaith organization in Fresno, and will be conducting monthly visits to Houses of Worship. The educational program will take place on the third Sunday of every month from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Youth will have the opportunity to tour places of worship and visit with youth of diverse religious backgrounds such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh, Baha'i, etc.

Full schedule of the monthly visits will be posted soon.

2008 Excellence Awards Application

Deadline for submission March 21, 2008

IFYA offers youth various leadership opportunities including scholarships for Excellence in Interfaith Understanding  and Leadership and leadership empowerment  through the participation in LEADD, Leadership Education Advancing Democracy and Diversity, a week-long summer camp that brings together high school students from across the nation to become informed and engaged citizens in our religiously diverse nation.

Earth Day 2008

Join Interfaith Youth Alliance to commemorate Earth Day as we engage in community service projects on Saturday, April 19, 2008.

Details on the projects will be posted soon

Interfaith Baccalaureate 2008

Join IFYA members in celebrating the achievements of our seniors in the second annual interfaith baccalaureate and the presentation of the scholarships of the Excellence in Interfaith Understanding and Leadership.

The 2008 Interfaith Baccalaureate will be on Sunday, May 18, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
2672 East Alluvial (between Chestnut and Willow)

Guest Speaker: Mr. Jeff Eben

Gifts to all participating seniors