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“Shad boyov eh, shad boyov eh”, was all the chatter I heard as I walked into the gym packed with eager little campers. It was registration day and I had the glorious position of occupying the campers’ time with games until camp officially…

I remember hearing stories about Youth Corps and how it will change my life in so many ways. I don’t remember being told that my life would begin to change after only one jampar in Askeran, Artsakh. I sit and replay memories of the past…

(BURBANK, Calif., July 22, 2015) - The Armenian Youth Federation - Burbank “Varak” Chapter is excited to announce its third annual art exhibition to be held on Saturday, August 8 at 7 pm at the ACF Burbank Youth Center, located at 75…

I'm in my motherland, but I have one small problem: I don't know the language. However, that problem meant nothing today. This past week we held our first camp in Askeran. The minute we stepped onto the school grounds with all of our boxes…

There are no words to accurately describe the feeling I felt when we landed at Zvartnots airport. As I looked outside the planes window, I didn’t see beautiful city lights or glorious monuments as I had imagined. An older Armenian lady sitting next to me leaned over and said, “Shat seeroom hox chi, biac mer hoxna” (It’s not that pretty, but it’s ours).