JYLA Food Justice Fellowship
Jubilee Year Los Angeles (JYLA) is a paid, full-time Year of Service fellowship offering a unique, diverse corps of young adults the opportunity and space to grow personally and professionally while uplifting communities, transforming lives, and critically engaging concepts of justice and equity.
Over our more than 30 years of history, JYLA has built strong connections with community-minded and public-spirited nonprofits. Jubilee Year Fellows spend their year collaborating with our mission-driven partner agencies, helping to expand their capacity for change-making. Fellows also engage in a rewarding food justice curriculum and leadership development program that emphasizes intentional living, service to the community, professional/personal life balance, and spiritual formation.
JYLA is recruiting LA County residents ages 18-29 for a transformative year of intentional community and food justice work. Our mission is to push the limits of what’s possible in nurturing people and empowering communities to heal, grow, and thrive. We begin by ensuring that the most vulnerable members of our society have consistent access to nourishing food, which is essential for their health and well-being.
JYLA is dedicated to selecting motivated, compassionate, and intelligent individuals to serve alongside our trusted partners. With supervision and clear purpose, Jubilee Year Fellows have the opportunity to become invaluable assets in the effort to support those in need, and be agents of transformation in Los Angeles.
Corps members will partner with service sites focusing on:
- Improving access to wellness resources, and nutrition in low income communities
- Food pantry and farmer’s market co-ordination and management
- Urban gardening and agriculture
- Nutrition education
- Community organizing
Program Benefits
- Biweekly living stipend
- Student Loan Deferment eligibility
- Vision and Dental Care
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Spiritual and professional mentorship
- JYLA Working Retreats
- Curriculum-based study and discussion opportunities
- Social enterprise training
- Access, interaction, and valuable networking opportunities with our extensive social and professional contacts of alumni and partners.
Applicant Eligibility:
- Be between 18-29 years old
- Be an LA County resident
- Have work authorization
- Have a high school diploma (Minimum)
- Agree to pass a criminal background check
- Be passionate about food justice, serving communities of need, and sharing new experiences
- Be interested in building intentional community with fellow corps members
- Be ready to grow and be challenged in a supportive environment that encourages critical thinking and compassionate action
Our 2025-2026 corps year runs between September 2025-July 2026.
Please apply here: www.jubileeyearla.org/apply
Questions? Email applications@jubileeconsortium.org