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NCSYers packed lunches for the homeless in San Diego on Feb. 16<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A joint Shabbaton between San Diego NCSY and Phoenix NCSY ended recently with a special Sunday afternoon activity: NCSYers packed more than 400 lunches for the homeless in conjunction with Project Rescue Party, an organization dedicated to aiding the indigent in San Diego.<\/p>\n

Adam Simon, San Diego NCSY director, said he chose to work with Project Rescue Party because of the nature of its mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir mission is not only to end hunger but bring hope,\u201d Simon explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not about giving a handout but breaking the stereotype that homeless people are a different part of society.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the teens packed the lunches, they spent the rest of Sunday, Feb. 16 giving them out and meeting with the homeless population in San Diego. According to a 2012 study by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, San Diego has the third- largest homeless population in the United Sates, only lagging behind New York City and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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A group photo from the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Simon said he witnessed a change in his NCSYers that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids initially went into their shells but as the day drew on we saw them come out,\u201d he said. \u201cThey started having positive interactions and got rid of the stigma.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the activity ended, he said, teens brainstormed other ways they could help the homeless, like providing them with socks, an especially sought-after item.<\/p>\n

\u201cNCSY youth brought mitzvah to our movement and demonstrated compassion in action in a\u00a0way that I have not seen from young people in my 15 plus years of community service,\u201d said Project Rescue Party founder Brett Bird Matson. \u201cIt is organizations and youth like NCSY that remind\u00a0me that that our mission\u00a0is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most teens didn\u2019t know much about the severity of the issue.<\/p>\n

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Adina Cohen, a member of San Diego NCSY, putting some heart into her efforts on behalf of Project Rescue Party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was unaware of how grave the problem,\u201d said Eli Milstein, 17, president of San Diego NCSY. \u201cIt was a great experience to just get an understanding of what\u2019s really going on ten minutes from my home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rabbi Micah Greenland, International Director of NCSY, said that event embodied one of the goals of NCSY.<\/p>\n

\u201cNCSYers learn that they\u2019re citizens of a larger world and they have to take their Jewish values and use them to make the world a better place,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

The joint Shabbaton had a special focus on Torah learning and the event finished with one final lesson.<\/p>\n

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NCSYers offering a free lunch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cTeens on this NCSY Shabbaton learned that just because someone\u2019s homeless doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re not a person,\u201d said Simon.<\/p>\n

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