Sabina Cherner

Non-profit organization committed to providing free debate tutoring experience for students in underserved NYC schools

• Volunteer weekly as in-person debate teacher for multiple charter schools
• Attend tournaments as a coach

Non-profit organization committed to providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine

• Worked at Razom NY headquarters to facilitate and improve donation logging on online platform

Member of Center For Youth Philanthropy And Leadership program funded by the UJA Federation of New York. Worked on the Carole and Michael Friedman Manhattan Philanthropic Advisory Council for Teens (PACT) to raise and allocate funds to a series of non-profit organizations both in the U.S. and globally.

• Acquired valuable fundraising skills
• Met with representatives of non-profit organizations seeking funding from UJA and decided on the allocation of funds through PACT
• Attended a variety of in-person volunteering sessions ranging from packing medical equipment to ship to Ukraine and stocking community food banks across the city

Founded PAL2U, an organization partnered with Hebrew Public Charter Schools support the Ukrainian refugee community in New York. Connects New York City teens with Ukrainian students and hosts weekly one-on-one virtual sessions to provide both English language support and serve as an emotional outlet.

• Volunteered as a tutor from 2022-present
• Organized biannual gatherings to connect tutors with their students in a more personal, unrestricted environment.
• Cultivated a series of online materials to assist tutors during their sessions
• Organized toy drive for Ukrainian refugees

Worked at summer day camp for Ukrainian refugees who had fled to Warsaw following the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian war

• Assisted with administrative planning for the program both through registering members and preparing material for coursework
• Volunteered as an English and Math teacher for 4-6 and 10-12 age groups