Community Service

• Building Communities & Saving Lives with the American Red Cross

  Posted by the wccblogger | July 1, 2019

  Community /kəˈmyo͞onədē/ noun A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.  Community has been a pervading part of our trip. Right from the start, trip members began bonding with each other, talking and laughing like they had known each other for years instead of just a few […]

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• Kicking Off Our South African Adventure

  Posted by the wccblogger | July 1, 2019

  Excited and eager, we began our adventure on a relaxing flight. The sun was bright and the sky clear when we arrived in Johannesburg the next morning. After being introduced to the eleven official languages of South Africa, we got a brief introduction to Johannesburg which we learned was the first place where gold was […]

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• Volunteer Alumni Story: How a Service Project in Thailand Inspired This Teen’s Career Path

  Posted by the wccblogger | February 21, 2019

  This story was submitted by Samantha Rosen, an Alumni of our Thailand Community Service Program. Samantha is the 2019 winner of the Share Your Volunteer Story contest, where alumni of our Volunteer programs share their stories with us for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card and a $100 donation to the charity […]

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• 7 of our Best Volunteer Abroad Programs for 2019

  Posted by the wccblogger | January 8, 2019

  Participating in a volunteer abroad program is an immensely valuable way for any teen to spend their summer. Combining the transformative experience of volunteering with the incredible benefits of travel? Now that’s something you’ll remember forever. Global volunteer programs give you the opportunity to broaden your perspectives at a critical point in your personal development. […]

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