• Link to Facebook
  • Link to X
  • Link to Youtube
  • Link to Instagram
  • Link to LinkedIn
  • Link to Mail
  • Donate
  • Register Now
  • Contact Us
  • Volunteer Portal
  • e-Catalog
Call Us: 800-487-1074
Global Volunteers
  • Countries
    • International Partnerships
      • China
      • Cook Islands
      • Cuba
      • Greece
      • Italy (Sicily)
      • Malaysia
      • Nepal
      • Peru
      • Poland
      • St Lucia
      • Tanzania
      • Vietnam
    • USA Programs
      • Aguada – Puerto Rico
      • Blackfeet Reservation – Montana
      • Rio Grande Valley – Texas
  • Groups
      • Corporate Volunteers
      • College Student Volunteers
      • High School Student Volunteers
      • Professional Assocation Volunteers
  • Individuals
      • Retiree Volunteer
      • Solo Traveler Volunteer
      • Family Volunteers
      • Professional Volunteer
  • Projects
    • Community Work Projects
      • Delivering Essential Services
      • Teaching Conversational English
      • Supporting Community Development
      • Supplementing School-Based Curricula
      • View All Community Work Projects
  • Dates & Fees
    • Seasonal
      • Spring
      • Summer
      • Fall
      • Winter
    • Monthly
      • January
      • February
      • March
      • April
      • May
      • June
      • July
      • August
      • September
      • October
      • November
      • December
      • All Service Program Dates
  • Impact
      • How we Measure Impact
      • The Power of Giving Impact
      • One Child at a Time
      • RCP Program Documentary Film
      • Tanzania Food & Nutrition Center’s Impact Evaluation
      • ORG in Action
  • Support
    • Donation Opportunities
      • Donate Now
      • Changemakers Club – Monthly
      • Gift Catalog
      • Matching Gifts
      • More Ways to Give
    • Foundation Opportunities
      • Funding Opportunities for Philanthropic Partners
  • News
  • Request Information
  • Click to open the search input field Click to open the search input field Search
  • Menu Menu
  • Donate
  • Gift Catalog
  • Register Now
  • Contact Us
  • –
  • Countries
    • International Partnerships
      • China
      • Cook Islands
      • Cuba
      • Greece
      • Italy (Sicily)
      • Malaysia
      • Nepal
      • Peru
      • Poland
      • St Lucia
      • Tanzania
      • Vietnam
    • USA Programs
      • Aguada – Puerto Rico
      • Blackfeet Reservation – Montana
      • Rio Grande Valley – Texas
  • Groups
    • Corporate Volunteers
    • College Student Volunteers
    • High School Student Volunteers
    • Professional Assocation Volunteers
  • Individuals
    • Retiree Volunteer
    • Solo Traveler Volunteer
    • Family Volunteers
    • Professional Volunteer
  • Projects
    • Delivering Essential Services
    • Teaching Conversational English
    • Supporting Community Development
    • Supplementing School-Based Curricula
    • View All Community Work Projects
  • Dates & Fees
    • Seasonal
      • Spring
      • Summer
      • Fall
      • Winter
    • Monthly
      • January
      • February
      • March
      • April
      • May
      • June
      • July
      • August
      • September
      • October
      • November
      • December
    • All Service Program Dates
  • Impact
    • How we Measure Impact
    • The Power of Giving Impact
    • One Child at a Time
    • RCP Program Documentary Film
    • Tanzania Food & Nutrition Center’s Impact Evaluation
    • ORG in Action
  • Support
    • Donate Now
    • Changemakers Club – Monthly
    • Gift Catalog
    • Matching Gifts
    • More Ways to Give
    • Funding Opportunities for Philanthropic Partners
  • News
  • Request Information
  • e-Catalog
  • Volunteer Portal
Family Volunteering, Group Volunteering

Best Alternative Spring Break Volunteer Programs for 2025

Students and their families have traveled the world with Global Volunteers making a difference since the mid-1980s. Service Programs to expand your boundaries, change your perspective and make a significant contribution are numerous in 2025. We schedule these volunteer opportunities with our community partners during March and April – standard spring break months – to […]

Read more →
September 29, 2024/by Millie Pinakoulaki
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Student-Volunteer-Abroad-Programs-with-children.jpg 551 1030 Millie Pinakoulaki https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Millie Pinakoulaki2024-09-29 10:00:002024-10-03 03:19:21Best Alternative Spring Break Volunteer Programs for 2025
Service-Learning

5 Reasons Why Gen Z Should Volunteer Abroad in College

College is a time when young people are told that they are supposed to find themselves or a deeper purpose in life. For many Gen Z, it can be a harrowing task to discover the “real world, ” especially when the real world isn’t much more than campus and home. But what if you volunteered […]

Read more →
October 30, 2023/by Global Volunteers
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/5-Reasons-Why-Gen-Z-Should-Volunteer-Abroad-in-College.jpg 844 1500 Global Volunteers https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Global Volunteers2023-10-30 13:36:572023-10-30 13:37:005 Reasons Why Gen Z Should Volunteer Abroad in College
Family Volunteering, Group Volunteering

How to Volunteer Abroad as a Group

In addition to individual volunteer programs, Global Volunteers provides meaningful opportunities for groups to contribute towards international long-term development projects. Over the years, we have mobilized hundreds of volunteers on organized programs for groups, small or large, intact or as part of individual teams. Currently, we have programs in 12 countries across five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, […]

Read more →
June 1, 2021/by Global Volunteers
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TA2302A2-MEDTRONIC-TEAM-FAMILY-AND-FRIENDS-PHOTO-ON-THE-LAST-FRIDAY-OF-SERVICE-PROGRAM-2-scaled.jpg 628 1500 Global Volunteers https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Global Volunteers2021-06-01 10:00:002024-02-12 10:01:24How to Volunteer Abroad as a Group
Family Volunteering

Family Volunteer Abroad Discounts

family volunteer abroad

Opportunities to make a genuine difference worldwide await you as a family! Global Volunteers is your safest, most affordable option abroad. To encourage service together, we offer family volunteer abroad discounts.  Refer to all international program discounts here. Further, as a 501-C3 tax-exempt organization, all program-related costs – including airfare – is tax-deductible for U.S. taxpayers. […]

Read more →
January 23, 2017/by Michele Gran
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Ecuador-ECU1406A1BeckwithFamily131L-RKirstenLilyMichaelEloise.jpg 2430 3649 Michele Gran https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Michele Gran2017-01-23 17:54:172017-03-01 10:25:44Family Volunteer Abroad Discounts
Family Volunteering, Group Volunteering

Global Volunteers Offers Best Service Programs by Season

Global Volunteers is recognized for offering some of the best programs to volunteer for worldwide. This is largely because of our focus on sustainable development in all our partner communities. Many volunteering families, couples, students, groups, and professionals plan their service by season – summer vacation, winter and spring breaks, and fall “shoulder” season up to a […]

Read more →
January 17, 2017/by Michele Gran
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Best-Banner-Landscape-4-e1637658934303.png 750 1500 Michele Gran https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Michele Gran2017-01-17 18:29:432021-12-06 11:52:32Global Volunteers Offers Best Service Programs by Season
Free Time Options Peru

Cheap and Awesome Touring Destinations in Peru

Cheap domestic flights in Peru

Peru Country Manager Daniel Salazar talks about some cheap domestic flight options for touring in Peru.  Thanks to the arrival of low-cost airlines for domestic flights in Peru, touring in Peru might be cheaper than you thought. If you would like to visit Machu Picchu, you would have to flight to Cuzco. Whereas before you […]

Read more →
November 16, 2016/by Global Volunteers
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-amazon-Iquitos.jpg 984 1500 Global Volunteers https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Global Volunteers2016-11-16 18:38:152021-11-25 22:44:22Cheap and Awesome Touring Destinations in Peru
Conversational English, Family Volunteering Greece

Family of Four Serve and Explore Greece!

Explore Greece as a family

Global Volunteers salutes Andy, Lucy, Anna and Alice Kligerman,  who have served twice as a family on the island of Crete, in Greece,  where they taught conversational English to summer camp students. It is obvious they made learning productive and fun for their students and each other! Andy writes: “We selected the teaching program in Crete, because […]

Read more →
June 28, 2016/by Global Volunteers
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Explore-Greece-as-a-family-Family-of-Four-Serve-and-Explore-Greece.jpg 398 1030 Global Volunteers https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Global Volunteers2016-06-28 18:13:582021-11-25 22:36:23Family of Four Serve and Explore Greece!
Group Volunteering, Service-Learning

High School Volunteer Abroad – Service Learning Opportunities Year Around

High School Volunteer Abroad

Global Volunteers excels in high-school service-learning opportunities. This is because the long-term community development projects students work on are directed by local leaders, managed by development experts, and completed by working hand-in-hand with local children and adults. Over three decades, we’ve engaged thousands of students in projects to help children on six continents reach their highest potential. Read more below […]

Read more →
March 28, 2016/by Global Volunteers
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/High-School-Volunteer-Abroad-Blog-Banner.png 395 1024 Global Volunteers https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Global Volunteers2016-03-28 15:11:112024-02-12 09:37:02High School Volunteer Abroad – Service Learning Opportunities Year Around
Volunteer Voices St Lucia

We Learn about our Work Projects in Anse la Raye, St. Lucia

 St. Lucia Day Two:  our first work day in the field, was an extremely unique and interesting experience. Team Alpha Dogs (Tony Lombardi, Sean, Cameron, Tyler, Kevin, myself (and our one Doggette, Melina) were off to an old abandoned building to help refurnish and reconstruct a facility for the “Youth on Fire” in Anse Le […]

Read more →
March 11, 2013/by Global Volunteers
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/P1000374.jpg 1125 1500 Global Volunteers https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Global Volunteers2013-03-11 15:46:002021-11-25 22:47:22We Learn about our Work Projects in Anse la Raye, St. Lucia

Partner Communities

  • China (62)
  • Cook Islands (46)
  • Cuba (119)
  • Greece (75)
  • Italy (59)
  • Malaysia (3)
  • Montana (56)
  • Nepal (22)
  • Peru (120)
  • Poland (97)
  • Puerto Rico (5)
  • St Lucia (62)
  • Tanzania (251)
  • Texas (7)
  • Vietnam (33)

Categories

  • Classroom Assistance (13)
  • Conversational English (97)
  • Cultures and Traditions (125)
  • Development Impact (122)
  • Family Volunteering (54)
  • Free Time Options (63)
  • Group Volunteering (18)
  • Mental Health Projects (13)
  • News and Updates (144)
  • Partners' Stories (18)
  • Projects for Professionals (24)
  • Reaching Children's Potential (246)
  • Ripple Effect (7)
  • Service-Learning (50)
  • Staff Worldwide (27)
  • Volunteer Voices (618)
  • Why I Give (18)

Tags

American Indian culture Care for children Caribbean island College groups Conversational English Cook Islands Volunteer vacaion Cook Island Volunteers Cuba people-to-people Cuba volunteering programs Earthbox gardens Essential Services family volunteer abroad family volunters food insecurity Funding your fee gender equality Health and nutrition healthcare High school groups Island volunteers Labor projects live together in peace nursing retiree volunteers Spring break students volunteer student volunteer summer volunteer program support children Support women teaching children teaching english team leader volunteer volunteer abroad volunteer benefits Volunteer impact volunteer in Cuba volunteer in the Cook Islands volunteer vacation volunteer with seniors wage peace work on reservations Work with youth youth volunteering

Get Global Volunteers News Here!

Enter your email address to receive fresh new posts in your inbox.

  • About Us
  • Boards of Directors and Advisors
  • US and International Staff
  • Our Beginnings
  • Our Vision
  • Community Partners
  • Collaborators
  • Compare Us
  • Impact and Outcomes of Service
  • Donate to Global Volunteers
  • DEIB policy
  • Your Service Program Contribution
  • Discounts & Fundraising
  • Alumni Center
  • Volunteer Vacation FAQs
  • News/Media
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Agreements and Accountability
  • Travel Risks
  • Site Map
  • Volunteer Portal
  • Employment
Global Volunteers
375 East Little Canada Road
St. Paul, MN 55117-1628 USA
(800) 487-1074 | toll-free
(651) 482-0915 | fax
globalvolunteers.org
email@globalvolunteers.org
Federal EIN: 36-3352680

JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST!

Subscribe to receive updates, new blog posts, and inspiring stories from our work around the world.

Global Volunteers - Partners in Development ® | © Copyright 2002 - Present Global Volunteers
  • Link to Facebook
  • Link to X
  • Link to Youtube
  • Link to Instagram
  • Link to LinkedIn
  • Link to Mail
  • Global Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. Our tax ID is 36-3352680. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent provided by the law.
  • Send feedback about this web site and its administration.
Scroll to top