This nonprofit volunteer organization focuses on community housing. Explore their volunteer opportunities for young people ages 15 to 25.

This site lists several volunteer program opportunities. Volunteer vacations, like those listed on this site, are becoming more and more popular.

Newspaper Article from The Raton Range, Raton, New Mexico dated June 30, 1898, about the local men of Colfax County, New Mexico, who joined what would become the 1st Territorial Volunteer Infantry and known as the Rough Riders.

Newspaper article published in the Weekly Northwestern, July 1898, about the toughening up process of volunteer troops during the Spanish-American War and subsequent response by Governor Edward Scofield.

Describes the participation and nonparticipation of agencies and organizations in the week proclaimed by the Points of Light foundation to celebrate volunteers.

Newspaper article clipping on Terry Ladies of South Dakota sending the boys from the area off to war.

This is the official site of the Peace Corps. Learn about potential assignments for volunteers, countries available, potential benefits, and the type of people who join, as well as information about the history and management of the...

Provides basic information on becoming a citizen. Learn about the naturalization process, citizen rights and responsibilities, and volunteer projects.

WorkingAbroad/VWIS (Voluntary Work Information Service) is an international networking service for volunteers, workers and travellers on volunteer projects in over 150 countries worldwide. On this site, you will find professional and...

Check out this site to read a personal account of an infantryman whose unit saw action in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

A group committed to conservation of the endangered predatory birds provides information on the Peregrine Falcon. Information about the role of the SCPBRG in the Peregrine's recovery is given. Volunteers climbed to their eyries and...

Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...

Explore an old castle. Here is all the information and pictures to go along with it that will walk you thru the centuries of history of Bamburgh Castle. See the archaeology project unfold as volunteers uncover treasures from the castle's...

Washington began his involvement with the French and Indian War by volunteering to be a Britain's emissary to the French to order them to leave British territory. However, he became mired in the conflict and ended the war when the French...

In this inquiry, students predict the best place to stargaze in Arizona based on the brightness of the night sky. Students are introduced to the concept of light pollution and Globe at Night, a global citizen science project in which...

In this inquiry, students predict the best place to stargaze in Arizona based on the brightness of the night sky. Students are introduced to the concept of light pollution and Globe at Night, a global citizen science project in which...

AmeriSpan Unlimited provides immersion, intern, and educational tours in Spanish-speaking countries. Information on all programs, job opportunities, and travel resources are provided.

With a section for teens and one for adults, TCC offers information and resources aimed at reducing violence in the lives of teens--with their help.

An article detailing the activities of the Minute Men of Seattle, a volunteer organization whose objective was to rout out any enemy of the United States during World War I.

Newspaper article from The Raton Range, Raton, New Mexico describes the local men of Colfax County, New Mexico, who joined what would become the 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the Rough Riders.

One of a series of letters written home by Peter Hertzog of the 4th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Co. B. Hertzog describes the events as his regiment travelled to Camp Thomas at Chickmauga, Georgia as well as his service in the...

In response to cold weather, volunteers in India use a traditional craft, knitting, to make enormous garments for elephants in India.

When the war began, many African Americans - North and South - volunteered to serve as soldiers. The vast majority were former slaves who sought to strike at slavery and improve their position in society. Desperate to avert defeat, the...

This resource presents a short narrative of Jackson's surprising victory against the British in the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.