Volunteer Vacations

Volunteer Vacations are an extraordinary way to see the world and give back to society at the same time. Below you will find non-profit organizations that plan and execute volunteer vacations all over the world including Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and the United States. These wonderful vacations are perfect for the entire family, students, singles, seniors, baby boomers, and mid-career professionals. Please visit the listed organizations that plan volunteer vacations, as well as the professional organizations that offer pertinent information that will help you choose the right vacation outfitter.

Volunteer Vacation Non-Profit Organizations

Global Volunteers: Partners in Development
www.globalvolunteers.org

Cross Cultural Solutions
www.crossculturalsolutions.org

Global Service Corps
www.globalservicecorps.org

Global Crossroad: Volunteer Abroad in 24 Countries
www.globalcrossroad.com

Global Aware: Adventures in Service
www.globeaware.com

Village Volunteers
www.villagevolunteers.org

Volunteer Professional Organizations

International Volunteer Programs Association
www.volunteerinternational.org

Association of Voluntary Service Organizations
www.avso.org

Journey for Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service is a volunteer program for at-risk youth from Brooklyn, NY. Please click here to learn more about their service trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and other activities as Global Ambassadors. To support the program, please click here.

Meet Nobubele of Johannesburg, South Africa, the first recipient of The Journey for Change Educational Scholarship, funded by the Global Ambassadors.

To view a CNN.com video of the participants in South Africa, please click here. To view the CNN.com Black in America 2 video on Journey for Change, please click here. To view the CNN.com Black in America 2 video on Journey for Change HIV/AIDS, please click here.

To read the Journey for Change Ambassadors blogs on CNN.com, please click here. To read Soledad O'Brien's Behind the Scenes: Out of Bushwick on CNN.com, please click here.

To view Journey for Change photos, please click here. To meet our 30 Journey for Change Global Ambassadors, please click here.

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