USA
Vermittlungsgebühr für längere Projekte 180 EUR (+ tw. extra fee)
| Unsere Partnerorganisation Volunteers for Peace (VfP) bietet jedes Jahr neben Workcamps auch zahlreiche längerfristige Projekte an. Die Projektdauer kann in einigen dieser Projekte sogar individuell festgelegt werden. | |
Bitte beachte: Die längeren Projekte in den USA können sehr fordernd sein und wir empfehlen eine Teilnahme nur Freiwilligen mit Vorerfahrung in den jeweiligen Arbeitsbereichen! | |
VFP MTV 03-10 BURLINGTON, VERMONT 10 Weeks to 6 Months SOCI/MANU 1 VOL
Age 22+
Burlington DISMAS HOUSE provides housing and opportunities to men and women getting out of prison so that they can successfully transition back into the community. http://www.dismasofvermont.org/
WORK: Vols will be working with Directors on administrative tasks in small office as well as supporting the residential community by participating in group activities.
STUDY THEME: Criminal Justice
LOCATION: Burlington is a beautiful college town overlooking Lake Champlain (Pop. 40,000).
TERMINAL: Burlington, Vermont.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Recreation includes house activities and many festivals and events in area. Volunteers are offered a sight seeing trip to Canada or Boston with Staff, and time off for travel may be approved.
ACCOMODATION: Shared room in large Victorian house, meals & laundry provided.
SPECIAL REMARKS: Vols must be 21+, speak fluent English and have basic computer skills. No drugs or alcohol on premises. VFP Motivation Form and EMAIL INTERVIEW REQUIRED. A 10-week minimum commitment is required.
Next available starting date for the project: February 2011
VFP MTV 04-10 RUTLAND, VERMONT 3 to 6 Months SOCI/MANU 1 VOL
Age 24+
Rutland DISMAS HOUSE provides a transitional drug, alcohol and violence free housing opportunity to men and women getting out of prison so they can successfully reconcile with the community before living independently.
http://www.dismasofvermont.org/
WORK: A good deal of computer and office work, participation in various components of fundraising activities, student recruitment, representing Dismas at speaking engagements on college campuses and at civic organizations, working with clothing and food donations and participating in house group activities. Volunteers will visit prisons with the Co-Directors and will have an opportunity to observe the interview screening process. The average daily work commitment expected is 5-6 hours per day, however the hours are varied and non-traditional, and may include some weekends and evenings. As a resident of the house, volunteers will live as an equal to and with the same expectations as the former prisoner residents: Absolutely NO alcohol or drug use permitted during the stay; presence at the evening meal Monday through Friday is required, as is presence at the weekly house meeting one evening during the week; no smoking inside the house; no intimate relationships between residents permitted.
STUDY THEME: Reintegration into society from prison.
LOCATION: Rutland is a beautiful town in the Green Mountains with nearby lakes and streams, population 17,500.
TERMINAL: Air to Burlington, Vermont, or Albany, New York. Bus/Train: Rutland, Vermont.
ACCOMODATION: Modestly furnished shared room in a large Victorian house; sheets, towels, meals, laundry provided.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Group activities and sight seeing are offered. Snow skiing and hiking, camping and biking near and around area lakes and streams.
SPECIAL REMARKS: Volunteers must be 24+, able to speak and understand a better than basic level of English, and have basic computer skills. A 90-day/3 month commitment is required, but volunteers are welcome to stay for up to 6 months. The volunteer will be living with others age 26+ so must feel comfortable with that age group.
VFP Motivation Form & EMAIL INTERVIEW REQUIRED.
Next available starting date: October 2010
VFP MTV 07-10 Lower Nine NEW ORLEANS (LOUISIANA) 1-3 months RENO/CONS 4 VOLS
Age 21+
Lowernine.org is a non-political, secular organization dedicated to helping this historic neighborhood recover and return to its former vibrant self. http://www.lowernine.org/.
WORK: Experienced carpenters, roofers, plumbers, painters and other tradesmen needed for rebuilding homes in the flood-damaged Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Unskilled volunteers will be trained by skilled staff. All aspects of home rebuilding will be addressed, from roofing to finish carpentry. 5-day week of full work days. Medium-term volunteers provide free labor to neighborhood residents, so they can return home after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Volunteers will have ample opportunity to partake of the abundant cultural offerings of the most unique city in America.
ACCOMMODATION: Housing is in dormitory style bunkrooms
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: New Orleans, LA, 2 miles east of the French Quarter.
TERMINAL: Louis Armstrong International Airport; Amtrak and Bus station downtown.
SPECIAL REMARKS: LOWER NINE APPLICATION and PHONE/EMAIL INTERVIEW REQUIRED. No smoking in the house. No drugs allowed. Vegetarian meals available. Placements available after September 5, 2010.
PARTICIPATION FEE: $300 US Dollars on arrival
Next available starting date: September 2010