Young Jains of America (YJA) is an organization under the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) who puts emphasis on projects relating to Jain youth from ages 14-29.

Our mission is to be a national and international umbrella Jain youth organization for establishing a network to share Jain heritage and religion through our youth.

• - To raise awareness about Jain ideals and principles in North America and the world
• - To create a forum for sharing Jain religion
• - To instill a sense of pride among Jain youth about their heritage
• - To address the problems, difficulties, and concerns facing Jain youth
• - To assist and to promote charitable community activities
• - To prepare Jain youth to become successful Jain leaders of tomorrow
• - To develop friendships among young Jains
• - To foster and strengthen local Jain youth groups

• July 1991 : YJA is born!
• July 1994 : First Convention organized in Chicago, IL
• July 1995 : YJA unveils its website: www.yja.org.
• July 1996 : Second Convention organized in San Francisco, CA
• July 1998 : Third Convention organized in Houston, TX
• April 2001 : Mahavir Jayanti 2600 Celebration Play: The Past Lives of Bhagwan Mahavir is played around nations across North America.
• July 2000 : Fourth Convention organized in Los Angeles, CA.
• June 2002 : Annual Habitat for Humanity projects organized.
• July 2002 : Fifth Convention organized in Mahwah, NJ.
• December 2002 : YJA partners with Veerayatan to send youth to needy places.
• July 2004 : Sixth Convention in the Bay Area, CA
• July 2006 : Seventh Convention hosted in Stamford, CT
• July 2008 : Eighth Convention hosted in Chicago, IL
• July 2010 : Ninth Convention hosted by Cherry Hill, NJ