If you’re planning a trip, why not consider making an impact on the community you are visiting? From teaching English in local schools to participating in environmental conservation projects, ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about volunteer vacation programs? I’m a healthy, 60-year-old, single woman and am interested in doing some solo traveling, but I would like to connect it to ...

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 ...

The best place to explore volunteer vacation opportunities in the United States and abroad is through nonprofit organizations or church groups. It's important to keep in mind that you will have to pay ...

What can you tell me about volunteer vacation programs? I’m a healthy, 60-year-old, single woman, and am interested in doing some solo traveling, but would like to tie it with something meaningful. — ...

Instead of traveling through Europe, tanning at the beach, or returning home, 62 students decided to take a different and potentially cheaper kind of vacation. As part of the Leonard Carmichael ...

After a few negative camp experiences, my kids and I started traveling abroad to Southeast Asia for several weeks each summer. I think of this as a temporary relocation rather than a big touristy trip ...

"Transformative Experiences” is a seven-part series focusing on how travel can change the lives of those open to the experiences that new places can bring. If you'd like to contribute to our future ...

Now that my kids are young adults living on their own, I’m an empty nester. Without the stress of daily caregiving, I have time to reflect on my parenting. There are, of course, many things I wish I’d ...

NEW YORK - You could pay a lot of money for the privilege of donating your labor to a worthy cause somewhere around the world on a volunteer vacation. Or you could just throw your sleeping bag in the ...

Alabama volunteer says disaster relief is ‘great way to spend a vacation,’ spends 4+ months in North Carolina Roger Bailey, a ...