The Jewish Community Relations Bureau | American Jewish Committee (JCRB|AJC) is now accepting applications from rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors for the 2025-2026 Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) cohort, beginning in the fall of 2025.
JCRB|AJC Kansas City’s Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) program is intended to instill students with confidence and empowerment to advocate for their community.
Over the past six years, more than 100 Kansas City students have participated in the LFT program and have become equipped to confront rising antisemitism in their high schools and college campuses
AJC’s LFT program was created to educate young Jews to become informed, prepared,and effective advocates for themselves, the Jewish community and Israel. LFT is designed to instill in teens the knowledge, confidence and passion to serve as positive changemakers among their peers, in their communities and beyond.
During the 2025-2026 school year, KC LFT students will meet for seven monthly sessions, one Sunday a month, for interactive, student-centered sessions to learn about and unpack the most pressing issues affecting today’s Jewish teens.
Students will discuss a variety of topics, including understanding and combating antisemitism in a post-Oct. 7 world; the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; challenges and opportunities facing global Jewry; and strategic advocacy and coalition building.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but JCRB|AJC urges interested students to apply quickly before the cohort becomes full. Participants will be selected based on their application and a phone interview. There is no cost to participate.
Applications are available at ajconline.wufoo.com/forms/20252026-ajc-leaders-for-tomorrow-application.
Questions can be directed to JCRB|AJC Programs and Development Coordinator Rachel Kaseff at .