Volunteer Work Abroad Programs
for Ages 13+
World Horizons International
P.O. Box 662
Bethlehem, CT 06751-0662
www.world-horizons.com
Contact: worldhorizons@att.net
phone: (800) 262-5874
Program length: 1 - 4 week programs
World Horizons' trips demonstrate how each individual can improve relationships around the globe by reaching across barriers of culture, language and geography to make the world a better place. While volunteering and doing community service, participants become close to the host community and enjoy an experience that most tourists will never know, and yet will have plenty of time for adventure and to explore their surroundings. Trips to Thailand, New Orleans, China, Dominica, Israel, Italy and more.
Approx. Cost: $1850 - 6500 (prices include airfare)
Ages: 13+
Adventures Cross Country
242 Redwood Highway
Mill Valley, CA 94941
www.adventurescrosscountry.com
Contact: info@adventurescrosscountry.com
phone: 800-767-2722
Program length: 2 - 4 weeks
Service Adventures honor the desire to contribute. Join a group of like-minded people who wish to serve those in need. Make real connections with rural Ecuadorians, gentle Thai monks, or exuberant Fijian children. Form friendships with people who rarely glimpse the outside world. Participate in projects that seek to improve the lives of individuals and communities and gain satisfaction knowing you have touched the lives of others.
Approx. Cost: $4500 + (no airfare incl.)
Ages: 13+
Rustic Pathways
PO Box 1150
Willoughby, Ohio 44096
www.rusticpathways.com
Contact: rustic@rusticpathways.com phone: (800) 321-4353
Program length: 10 days to 4 weeks
We offer service trips throughout the year and a broad range of both environmentally based and human based service projects across our global network. Our primary goal is to meet the needs of the local people we serve while enriching the lives and broadening the perspective of our own students.
Approx. Cost: $1,000 + (no airfare incl.)
Ages: 13-18
Wilderness Ventures
P.O. Box 2768
Jackson, WY 83001
www.studentserviceadventures.com
Contact: service@wildernessventures.com phone: 800-533-2281
Program length: ~ 3 weeks
Teen Community Service Projects and Adventures allow you to obtain 40-80 hours of community service working with native populations and assisting in environmental projects while adventuring in some of the most spectacular outdoor settings found in North America and abroad.
Approx. Cost: $3,500+ (no airfare incl.)
Ages: 13-19 (more options after completing 9th grade)
Volunteer Abroad Programs
for Ages 14 & 15+
The Road Less Traveled
2331 N. Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
www.theroadlesstraveled.com
Contact: info@theroadlesstraveled.com phone: 1.800.939.9839
Program length: ~ 2.5 - 4 weeks
Students who travel with us on Service Learning Programs immerse themselves in places average tourists have never heard of and few will ever venture. They come to see change and create change. Also have service programs combined with language immersion.
Approx. Cost: unknown
Ages: 14 - 19 (age 15 min. for some trips)
DiscoveryWorks Community Service Programs
1326 Old Northern Blvd.
Roslyn, NY 11576
www.summerdiscovery.com/discoveryworks
Contact: info@summerdiscovery.com phone: (516) 621-3939
Program length: 2-4 weeks
Enjoy priceless opportunites working with underprivileged kids, restoring the environment, caring for the elderly, volunteering in health services and so much more, while living in a university residence hall with high school students from all over the USA and around the world.
Approx. Cost: from $3000 for 2 weeks
Ages: 14+
Global Works - travel with purpose
2342 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304
http://www.globalworkstravel.com/
Contact: info@globalworkstravel.com phone: 303.545.2202
Program length: 16 - 34 days
International summer community service travel programs in countries as diverse as Costa Rica, China, Nicaragua to Puerto Rico. Pick the program and country you want to experience and get ready for your best summer ever!
Approx. Cost: from $3200 for 20 days
Ages: 14+
Global Routes
One Short Street
Northampton, MA 01060
www.globalroutes.org
Contact: mail@globalroutes.org phone: 413.585.8895
Program length: 2 - 5 weeks
Teach children in orphanages, build schools. Help people in rural villages. Community service programs include destinations in Africa, Asia & Latin America and the Caribbean.
Approx. Cost: from $3550 for 2 weeks
Ages: 14+
Academic Treks/Broadreach
806 McCulloch Street - Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27603
http://www.academictreks.com/programs/overview_cs.asp
Contact: info@academictreks.com phone: 888-833-1907
Program length: ~ 3 weeks
Each trip features between 20-55 hours of service work which complements the program’s academic and cultural focus. Hold a hand and change a young life in the Windward Islands,assist with sustainable agriculture projects in the Amazon or Andes,put your new first responder medical skills to use in a Belize health clinic, or help sustain wildlife populations in Panama or Africa. Truly unique and spectacular destinations and the backdrop for our unparalleled service adventures.
Approx. Cost: $4500 +
Ages: 14-18
National Geographic Student Expeditions
345 Hickory Ridge Road
Putney, VT 05346
www.ngstudentexpeditions.com
Contact: info@ngstudentexpeditions.com phone: 1-877-877-8759
Program length: ~ 3 weeks
Whether discovering Maya ruins in Mexico's Yucatán or trekking the Himalaya in India, you'll encounter incredible places close up-in the company of dynamic trip leaders and a National Geographic expert. Expeditions go beyond just exploring great destinations. You'll get involved with local communities-jamming with drummers in Belize, or working on a community construction project in Tanzania.
Approx. Cost: $5,000 +
Ages: 14-18
Visions
100 North Second Street
Newport, PA 17074-0220
www.visionsserviceadventures.com
Contact: info@VisionsServiceAdventures.com phone: (717) 567-7313
Program length: ~ 4 weeks
VISIONS summer programs for teenagers blend ambitious service, cultural immersion, and adventure. Days of close camaraderie within another culture have a rhythm and substance that push you to tap into your potential as you and your peers work toward common goals.
Approx. Cost: from $3550 for 19 days
Ages: 14-18 (most 16+)
Putney Student Travel - Community Service
345 Hickory Ridge Road
Putney, VT 05346
www.goputney.com
Contact: info@goputney.com phone: (802) 387-5000
Program length: ~ 1 month
Putney programs are special. They emphasize cultural immersion, learning by doing, having fun and getting off the beaten track, making friends, and giving something of yourself to others - rather than touring or sightseeing.
Approx. Cost: $5400 +
Ages: 14-18 for most (some at 12+)
Lifeworks International
P.O. Box 5517
Sarasota, FL 34277 USA
www.lifeworks-international.com
Contact: info@lifeworks-international.com phone: 800.808.2115
Program length: 2.5 - 7 weeks
Through hands-on service, learning and purposeful adventure travel we have successfully ignited the inherent leadership skills within thousands of young adults. Opportunities in BVI, Costa Rica, Galapagos & Equador, Thailand,India and more.
Approx. Cost: $4000 +
Ages: 14-19
Where There Be Dragons
3200 Carbon Place Suite #102
Boulder, Colorado 80301
www.wheretherebedragons.com
Contact: info@wheretherebedragons.com phone: 800-982-9203
Program length: 4-6 weeks in summer. Longer Gap or semester programs.
Dragons programs are authentic, rugged and profound learning adventures that expose the beautiful and complex realities of the countries in which we travel. Featuring extended itineraries, Dragons programs encourage deep immersion into strikingly different physical and cultural landscapes, combining the best in experiential education, travel, service learning, and physically and intellectually challenging experiences.
Approx. Cost: from $5450 for 4 weeks
Ages: 15+
Cross Cultural Solutions
2 Clinton Place
New Rochelle, NY 10801
http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/programs/teen-volunteer-abroad.aspx
Contact: info@crossculturalsolutions.org phone: 1-800-380-4777
Program length: 9 days - 2 weeks
CCS has various programs for teens under 18 in the summer, and older teens year round. Programs run from 1 week summer programs to longer intern programs for credit. Teen Volunteer Abroad is a safe, structured program designed for teens ages 15-17 who wish to travel independently to countries such as Ghana, China, Guatemala, Costa Rica and others.
Approx. Cost: ~ $2,250 - 3,300+
Ages: 15-17
Global Leadership Adventures
3636 Camino del Rio North - suite 120
San Diego, CA 92108
www.experiencegla.com
Contact: info@experienceGLA.com phone: 1 (888) 358-4321
Program length: 1-3 weeks
Volunteer through teen study abroad with inspirational community service organizations. Learn & Explore!
Approx. Cost: $1700 +
Ages: 15-18
Volunteer Abroad Programs
for Ages 16 & 17+
Projects Abroad
347 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
www.highschoolprogramsabroad.com
Contact: info@projects-abroad.org
Phone: 1.888.839.3535
Program length: 2 weeks - 3 months+
Projects Abroad is a leading organization recruiting young people from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and South Africa to do worthwhile volunteer work overseas. Annually, they send over 3,500 enthusiastic volunteers to 24 developing countries to teach conversational English, to join Care projects, and gain a wide range of work experience. They also work in projects in the fields of medicine & healthcare, journalism, veterinary science, law & human rights, and conservation & environment. Special 2-week programs for 16-19 year olds, and specific trips for high-school students.
Approx. Cost: from $1900
Ages: 16+
Habitat for Humanity
270 Peachtree Street NW - suite 1300
Atlanta, GA 30303
http://www.habitat.org/youthprograms/ages_14_25/ages_14_25_default.aspx
Contact: youthprograms@habitat.org
phone: 1-800-422-4828
Program length: 1 week and longer
Youths age 16 and older can work building or repairing homes in many states. Volunteers must pay for transportation and food but are given a place to sleep, often on the floor of a church or school. Volunteers are asked to pay between $10 and $200 per week to help buy building supplies; most sites ask for $100. Also longer international programs through their Global Village program.
Approx. Cost: $100 +
Ages: 16+ for building site work
Volunteering Solutions
FF- 310 H - Sushant Arcade
Sushant Lok - 1, Gurgaon - 122009
India
www.volunteeringsolutions.com
Contact: info@volunteeringsolutions.com
phone: 91-124-4378572
Program length: 4 weeks for most summer programs
Volunteering Solutions is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the most affordable and exciting volunteer programs abroad for the betterment of local communities in need. Its unique and innovative ways of working make it a highly competitive and popular volunteer placement organization in the world, providing a truly satisfying and fulfilling experience for all.
Approx. Cost: from $1200
Ages: 17+
CCI - Center for Cultural Interchange with Greenheart Travel
746 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654-1879
http://www.cci-exchange.com/abroad_volunteerabroad.shtml?location=324
contact: info@greenhearttravel.org
Phone:1-888-ABROAD1
Program length: 2 to 12 weeks
Whether you teach English to schoolchildren in Ghana, plant trees in Costa Rica or volunteer with the disabled in Argentina, you will come away with unforgettable memories of the people whose lives you have affected and the sense of fulfillment that comes from donating your time to a meaningful service project.
Approx. Cost: from $990 for 2 weeks
Ages: 16+ (many 18+)
AmeriCorps
1201 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20525
americorps.gov
https://my2.americorps.gov/mp/listing/publicRequestSearch.do
Program length: 3 weeks and longer.
Best known for long-term programs, this network of national service programs also offers summer volunteer opportunities in cities and rural areas throughout the United States for teenagers 17 and older. Duties include mentoring kids from poor neighborhoods, working in summer camps or homeless shelters and organizing neighborhoods to plant community gardens. Some programs pay a stipend and/or contribute to a college fund.
Approx. Cost: $0
Ages: 17+
Volunteer Abroad Programs
for Ages 18+
International Student Volunteers
4848 Lakeview Ave. Suite 100A
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
http://www.isvonline.org/
Contact: info@isvonline.org
phone: (714) 779-7392
Program length: 2 - 4 weeks
ISV offers a unique combination of 2 week volunteer projects plus 2 weeks of action-packed adventure travel in a fun, safe, educational and well-organized environment. ISV participants make a significant difference in the world by annually contributing over 200,000 hours of volunteer work abroad in the fields of conservation and community development.
Approx. Cost: ~$3300 for 4 weeks
Ages: 18+
Volunteer Adventures
915 S. Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80246
www.volunteeradventures.com
phone: 866-574-8606
Program length: 1-4 weeks +
Volunteer Adventures has teamed up with local partner organizations around the world to provide programs that are fun, rewarding, and meaningful for volunteers and for the local community. Our partners represent a variety of organizations-local community associations, non-profit groups, and conservation forces-all of which are experts in their respective regions.
Approx. Cost: from $1400 for 2 weeks
Ages: 18+
Global Crossroads
4425 West Airport Fwy. Suite 210
Irving, TX 75062
www.globalcrossroad.com
Contact: info@globalcrossroad.com
phone: 1-866-387-7816
Program length: 1 - 12 weeks
Global Crossroads offers numerous and exciting abroad experiences to international volunteers in 20 marvelous countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Our highly-affordable, unique, life-changing and stimulating programs engage volunteers in an adventure with a purpose.
Approx. Cost: from $800 for 4 weeks
Ages: 18+
Global Vision International
252 Newbury Street, Number 4
Boston, MA 02116
www.gviusa.com
Program length: 1 week to 2 years
Global Vision International (GVI) runs responsible volunteering programs in over 40 countries around the world. We offer volunteers the chance for a hands-on experience by personally contributing to important conservation initiatives and community projects.
Approx. Cost: from $900
Ages: 18+
Volunteers for Peace
1034 Tiffany Road
Belmont, Vermont 05730-0202
www.vfp.org
Contact: vfp@vfp.org
phone: 802-259-2759
Program length: 2 - 3 weeks
Volunteers For Peace is a non-profit membership organization that offers opportunities to volunteer abroad in over 3000 volunteer projects in more than 100 countries throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Central, South and North America. International volunteer projects bring people from four or more countries together in a cooperative effort to live, work and have fun. Volunteers leave the project with a strong sense of achievement, creating friendships that overcome cultural differences.
Approx. Cost: most $330 - 500
Ages: 18+
United Planet
11 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
www.unitedplanet.org
phone: 1-800-292-2316
Program length: 1 week +
United Planet's global network of leaders and volunteers fosters cross-cultural understanding and addresses shared challenges to unite the world in a community beyond borders. For Short-Term Quests (1-12 weeks), people of all ages are welcome; volunteers traveling alone must be at least 18 years of age, with the exception of Costa Rica , Peru and Romania where the minimum age for solo volunteers is 16.
Approx. Cost: from $1445
Ages: 18+ most - some younger
Serve.gov
www.serve.gov
Program length: 1 day to much longer.The national service website for finding projects in your community. All ages and all aspects of service are available.
Approx. Cost: $ 0
Ages: all ages
i to i lifechanging travel
http://www.i-to-i.com/projects/students/youth-travel.html
Contact: sales@i-to-i.com
phone: 800 985 4852
Program length: 1 - 12 weeks
Most service trips for 18 yrs + but some for 17 yrs and under. Trips for volunteer service, adventure, language immersion and teaching to countries worldwide.
Approx. Cost: from $1095 + Ages: 17+ (most 18+)
Original Volunteers
Riverside House - 5 Lovelstaithe
Norwich, NR1 1LW
ENGLAND
www.originalvolunteers.co.uk
Contact: contact@originalvolunteers.co.uk
phone: 44 1603 627 007
Program length: 2 - 12 weeks
With Original Volunteer’s registration system you gain access to a year’s worth of placements, flexible start dates and the option to combine different projects with no extra fee to pay. For most projects you pay the charity or coordinator your weekly contribution on arrival so your money goes straight to where it is needed most.
Approx. Cost: register for ~$200. programs from ~$65 per week
Ages: 18+