Youth Think Tank

In order to expand depth of knowledge and experience for young leaders, FFC is planning an annual one-week summer “think tank” to give students an opportunity to think through and discuss issues crucial to the future of today’s children and youth.  The workshop will be held either Washington, DC, or Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Travel and lodging for students will be funded by FFC.

During their week stay, these young leaders  will share ideas and draw inspiration from national and international adult leaders already working on specific youth issues.  This experience will also allow them to explore in further depth the thinking of other leaders for peace and their religious traditions – such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Elie Wiesel, and others who have faced "mission impossible" issues in difficult times. 

FFC intends to hold its first workshop during the summer of 2009.