Submitted by John DiTillo, The Haitian Project Volunteer (’08 Volunteer – Present) Haitian rice and beans with steak and mango salsa –a delicious, organic, can’t-get-more-local-than-this meal. Every couple of weeks a bull lumbers onto the Louverture Cleary School campus and lives on our soccer field for a few days, awaiting his inevitable induction into a savory […]

It’s amazing to us how technology has changed the way we experience the world. For example, just 10 years ago when I started looking for my volunteer program, I relied mostly on my printed copy of Response, brochures I found from various programs, word of mouth and the telephone to connect to the programs directly. Now, […]

How can we experience, engage, and embrace communities across racial and social classes? DOOR volunteers are encouraged to take these steps while they live and serve in inner-city communities. Krista Dutt, National Program Director and DOOR Chicago Director, shares how their volunteers are challenged to think about race relations in new ways and are encouraged […]

When I served in Haiti as a volunteer with the Haitian Project, the topic of food came up daily. It was a subject that brought much joy and celebration… and sometimes frustration. I have fond memories of throwing semi deflated footballs into the soaring trees that littered our compound, as we tried to knock free […]

Youth Service Opportunities Project (YSOP) encourages young people to participate in their communities by engaging in direct service. They have projects for groups of different sizes as well as various time commitments in New York City and Washington D.C.Check out this video that was recently created about YSOP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEcilGFp_jI We’re proud YSOP is part of […]