Quite
often when people think about travel they consider it within the context of
their lives. Thoughts go to family vacations, a visit to the lake or mountain
cabin, a cruise, or travel abroad.
An
alternative often overlooked is a volunteer vacation. This type of vacation may
take several forms – a church mission trip, a volunteer exchange abroad, or a
service vacation in the United States.
There
may be limited expenses or more costly alternatives. Listed below are several
options that have been reviewed by Travel & Leisure Magazine, and have been
found to be reliable and ethical.
- Global Volunteers (800/487-1074); www.globalvolunteers.org; which has 25 programs across
the U.S.A.
- The Sierra Club (415/977-5522); www.sierraclub.org/outings
- Global Citizens Network (800/644-9292); www.globalcitizens.org
- Heifer
International
(800/422-0474); www.heifer.org
- Colorado
Trail Foundation
(303/384-3729, ext. 113); www.coloradotrail.org
- Cross-Cultural
Solutions
(800/380-4777); www.crossculturalsolutions.com
- Habitat
for Humanity Global Village
(800/HABITAT); www.habitat.org
- Childreach (800/556-7918); www.childreach.org
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