VISIONS alum, Hilary Moses, reflects on the high school summer program that influenced her educational and professional tracks towards becoming a therapist of adolescents.
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Improve Your Spanish or French Language Skills this Summer
Roll up your sleeves and join us for a French immersion program in Guadeloupe or on one of our Spanish immersion programs! Improve your French or Spanish language skills while volunteering with local communities.
VISIONS x 4: Jacob Rosen
Jacob Rosen is a four-time VISIONS teen volunteer, and he is currently pursuing a degree from Ithaca College in New York. Jacob is an alumnus of Alaska ‘12, Peru ‘13, Nicaragua ‘14, and Cambodia ‘15. Throughout my high school career, I spent my summers exploring...
The Same, but Completely Different: Repeat Summers with VISIONS
Molly Povich is a VISIONS all-star. She has been to three very different summer community service programs, including travel to Cambodia, Ecuador and Montana's Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Recently she took some time to reflect on the similarities and...
Service: More than a Checkbox on a Resume
The debate over whether teens should use their summer community service travel programs as material for college essays has been ongoing ever since "voluntourism" became a mainstream activity. A VISIONS teen alum was recently featured in Newton North (MA) High...
Building a Home & New Life for Miss Carol
Many of you made donations this past year to help with a home rebuild for Miss Carol, our cook of 25 years in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Carol has been our cook for teen volunteers every summer, but also a “house mom” and close friend. She gets to know our...