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Two VISIONS Summers, Two Very Different Cultures
Lizzie Edwards, a high school student and teen volunteer from Portland, Oregon, recently wrapped up a summer service adventure with VISIONS Ecuador & Galapagos. It was her second VISIONS summer, and a world away from her first program in Cambodia. Next up? Myanmar...
Be a Teen Without Borders
Announcing the 2016 Season & 28 Years of Teen Summer Service Programs VISIONS Service Adventures has officially launched the 2016 summer season; the program dates have been set, and the online application is now open. A VISIONS summer means closing the textbooks...
Now What?
5 Ways to Keep the VISIONS Spirit Alive Throughout the School Year VISIONS 2015 summer service programs have come to a close, and for the participants who have recently returned to school, the experience might seem like a far-off dream. Heading back to school can be a...
Spotlight: Taylor Burlage Goes to Nicaragua
Experiencing the Nicaragua Summer Service Program Taylor Burlage, a 17-year-old high school senior from Bozeman, Montana, had his first VISIONS experience with us in Nicaragua this summer. Here he explains his favorite parts of the community service program, the...
LA Times Spotlights VISIONS and Mississippi Alum
The following article featuring VISIONS and Mississippi alum Yongqi Xu is from the Los Angeles Times. Wanderlust Lands Irvine Teen in Hurricane Katrina-Devastated Areas August 28, 2015 When Irvine resident Yongqi Xu was in search of a summer adventure, she knew she...
Still Work to be Done
10 Years Later VISIONS is Still Working with Hurricane Katrina Communities August 29, 2015 marks the 10th Anniversary of Katrina, the devastating hurricane that forever changed the Gulf Coast of the U.S. resulting in flooding that took many lives and left thousands...