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What Makes a VISIONS Program Magical?
What makes a VISIONS teen travel program so magical? Many factors, actually. One key ingredient is our high quality staff. We received this email in April praising a veteran VISIONS director. I must thank you from the bottom of my heart for connecting me with Alberto...
Continuing to Make a Difference
We never stop being awed and inspired when VISIONS summer volunteer participants continue serving after their teenage volunteer programs abroad end. Last season two teen alumni from the Dominican Republic (DR) July and August, respectively, Samantha Schindelheim and...
Long Island Paper Features VISIONS Teen Volunteer
The following article was published by "Newsday," a Long Island, New York, news source. Teen Volunteers Do a World of Good By Mary Ellen Pereira "There's nothing like helping a person that you'll never meet again," Dennis McElhone said. "It's really fulfilling....
Community Partner in Peru: Nica Jara
Think of VISIONS Peru and Nico Jara comes immediately to mind, so inseparable is Nico and VISIONS Peru. Nico (pictured above, leading the group) was our driver the first summer in 1999. But from the start his role was so much more for he freely labored with us every...
Community Service in the Gulf Coast of Mississippi
This past summer VISIONS took 26 students to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The program enrollment was one more than our maximum limit of 25. In fact, VISIONS Mississippi was one of the first programs to fill last year, and as late as May we were turning away interested...
Students Do Good, Look Good Abroad
But some colleges question motives. By Alison Lobron When Becky McDougal, 17 traveled to Guadeloupe last summer to build homes for impoverished families, most of her inspiration came from the desire to help others, but some of it came in the mail. During her sophomore...