Looking for a way to have fun while helping others? Take a volunteer vacation. Volunteer vacations — also known as “voluntourism” — are a great way to visit another part of the country — or the world ...

You don't have to give up your vacation to give back. — -- There's a lot of appeal in the idea of a volunteer vacation: giving back while getting away, getting to know the "real" people of a the ...

When you’re traveling a lot, it’s tough to volunteer and give back to the world. You can’t necessarily take a daily or weekly position in one city and commit to being there. You can’t mentor a kid for ...

Combine your love for travel with a sense of purpose by participating in affordable volunteer programs that offer unique ...

In recent years, an increasing number of premedical students have participated in international mission trips, where they spend a few weeks or months in a developing country helping provide medical ...

Last week we talked about the volunteer vacations offered by the American Hiking Society. For three decades, this group has been giving hardy volunteers opportunities to connect with the great ...

Without the typical influx of volunteers, ministries revise their plans and experts fear a COVID-19 kink in the missionary pipeline. The sudden halt in mission trips has left some volunteers stranded, ...

Some of us devote our vacations to frantic aerobics—jogging, jumping, straining, pulling, and clamping on Sony Walkmen to ease the crushing boredom of the aimless sport.Other, more enlightened sorts ...