Category: CFP

Alexis Eskenazi, U.S. Teen Liaison Alexis lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a junior at Castilleja School.  Alexis and her family hosted an Israeli-Palestinian pair of teens …

One of the unexpected successes of the US Teen Pilot Program was the participants’ interest in continuing to learn and hone the skills of managing difficult conversations and minimizing conflict.  …

Following up on CFP’s 2020 alumni survey, CFP investigated two strategic initiatives in 2021. The first initiative is to consider broadening the role US teens play in hosting CFP pairs of …

The violence which occurred in Israel and Palestine in early May followed weeks of rising tensions in Jerusalem. At the outbreak of the violence, CFP reached out to our Israeli …

CFP host families with teenagers have the added dimension of friendships among the CFP teen pairs and the American teens.  CFP will conduct a pilot program to enhance the role …

Led by Meltsia Economou and Selinay Hurses, the Cypriot alumni are reorganizing themselves with a new and larger leadership group comprised of alumni from each graduating class and representing both …

This summer, a committee of 11 CFP alumni from Cypriot, Israeli and Palestinian communities and 3 American teens created CFP’s very first alumni survey, studied its results and offered specific …

For the past four years HasNa, an international peacebuilding organization headquartered in Washington, DC, has selected exceptional peacebuilders to commemorate the UN’s International Day of Peace on September 21st.  This …

CFP joins those who honor the life of Rep. John Lewis and are grateful that several classes of CFP alumni were able to meet him and learn firsthand how young …

CFP has lost Jack Bradley, Jr., an avid contributor and supporter.  Jack passed away peacefully on April 3, 2020 with his wife, Michelle, by his side. Jack worked for the …