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program to better serve youth groups.
The program arranges volunteer oppor-
tunities for teens; last year, it recruited
teens directly and had its own teen
committee, but now it will be working
more closely with youth groups. "It's a
pre-done program," said Lazar. "All the
youth groups have to do is show up."
AJE also hopes to start up a profes-
sional development conference for
people working with teens and to cre-
ate a resource guide for parents of
teens, said Lazar.
So far, rabbis and youth group
directors say they're noticing signs of
improvement, but some would like to
see more.
National Conference of Synagogue
Youth Associate Regional Director
Rabbi Steven Burg said he liked the
"survival kit," but felt it would only be
effective if the AJE follows up on its
promise to keep sending new cards.
He noted that he's been using the
AJE's resources more in recent months
than in the past.
"I think Teen Services is getting
better," he said. "I think in past years,
they were working more with syna-
gogue (high school) programs, but
now they're realizing that youth
groups play such a large role they have
to be servicing them.
"I'm happy they're not viewing them-
selves as another youth group," he
added. "In the beginning, it felt more
like they were competing to get the kids,
but now they're coming to us, saying
they'll help, make arrangements for us."
Arnie Weiner, executive regional
director of B'nai B'rith Youth
Organization, was more critical, not-
ing that he wishes the AJE would
work more closely with his staff.
"We're a Federation agency and I
like to think we're pretty good experts
on youth. I feel the community is
missing the boat in not utilizing the
expertise that we have to offer," he
said. "Sometimes, they reinvent the
wheel, and the final product could be
better if we were consulted."
But Rabbi Joshua Bennett, who
oversees youth programs at Temple
Israel, said the survival kit was "fabu-
lous," adding that he hoped the agency
would follow up with additional cards.
He said he hoped that AJE's teen
services department would "become
more of a resource-centered organiza-
tion rather than an activities-centered
organization, and developing things
for youth groups to use is the right
approach. It's a perfect example of a
resource that works for any group,
regardless of affiliation and size." Cl

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