Join Us on a Journey of Understanding and Compassion
-Peace Islands Institute
Peace Islands Institute organizes trips with a mission to foster intercultural, interfaith, and social understanding. These trips provide a unique opportunity to explore different cultures, traditions, and beliefs while exchanging thoughts and learning from one another. By joining our team, you will not only broaden your horizons and enrich your own perspective, but also contribute to creating a more compassionate and inclusive world. Experience the joy of making a difference, one trip at a time.
Cultural Exchange
The trips provide a unique platform for participants to learn about and appreciate different cultures. Through direct interactions with local communities, you will gain firsthand insights into their way of life, traditions, and customs. This cultural exchange fosters mutual respect and understanding, breaking down stereotypes and building bridges between diverse groups.
Interfaith Experience
The programs emphasize the significance of interfaith dialogue in promoting peace and harmony. By engaging with people from various religious backgrounds, you will explore common values and shared goals, fostering a spirit of cooperation and mutual respect. These interactions are crucial in today’s world, where understanding and tolerance are more important than ever.
Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian aid efforts foster empathy, volunteerism, and global citizenship, allowing you to directly impact communities in need and experience the difference firsthand. Our participants have the opportunity to visit orphanages, distribute meat to people in need, attend well openings for those with restricted access to clean water, or help refugee families. These experiences may vary depending on your trip location.
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Check out our upcoming programs!
Nov 15, 2026
3:00 pm
Early Thanksgiving Community Dinner – Garfield Senior Center
Garfield Senior Center
480 Midland Ave, Garfield, NJ 07026
Nov 18, 2026
6:30 pm
Interfaith Thanksgiving Program – First Congregational Church of Montclair
First Congregational Church of Montclair
40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ
Nov 19, 2026
6:15 pm
Early Thanksgiving Dinner – Central Jersey Community Center, Somerset
Central Jersey Community Center
80 Cottontail Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
Nov 19, 2026
7:00 pm
Interfaith Thanksgiving Program – Temple Ner Tamid
Temple Ner Tamid
936 Broad St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Nov 21, 2026
6:30 pm
Early Thanksgiving Neighborhood Dinner – Harmony Point
Harmony Point
7 Doig Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470
Nov 22, 2026
2:00 pm
Wyckoff Reformed Church Thanksgiving Program
Wyckoff Reformed Church
580 Wyckoff Ave, Wyckoff, NJ
Nov 22, 2026
3:00 pm
Verona Interfaith Clergy Thanksgiving Program at B’nai Shalom
B’nai Shalom
300 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ
Nov 22, 2026
5:00 pm
Interfaith Thanksgiving Program – Church of Haworth (UCC)
Church of Haworth (UCC)
Haworth, NJ
Nov 22, 2026
7:00 pm
Upper Pascack Valley Interfaith Thanksgiving Program
32 Pascack Rd, Woodcliff Lake
32 Pascack Rd, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
Nov 23, 2026
6:00 pm
Early Thanksgiving Community Dinner – Parsippany-Troy Hills Elks Lodge
Parsippany-Troy Hills Elks Lodge #2078
230 Parsippany Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054
Nov 23, 2026
7:00 pm
Interfaith Thanksgiving Program – First Presbyterian Church of Rockaway
First Presbyterian Church of Rockaway
35 Church St, Rockaway, NJ 07866

