Try new things as it can make you learn more. Not just about a community but you can also make a lot of friends as well as immerse yourself in a new environment that you can learn new skills from.
Volunteer in the USA
International Volunteer HQ’s USA - New Orleans volunteer program is only available to groups of 8 or more volunteers. We offer affordable customized itineraries for volunteer groups in the vibrant city of New Orleans, and can arrange your accommodation, transportation and activities to meet your group’s needs. Choose from a range of meaningful volunteer projects, including Environmental Sustainability, and Community Development. This is perfect for groups of students, faculty-led groups, corporate groups, or even big family and friend groups! Please get in touch with IVHQ’s dedicated Groups Team to find out more.
Highlights:
- 3 meaningful project options available year-round
- Program Fees from $645 for 1 week
- Includes airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, and 24/7 in-country support
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Volunteers are hosted together in dormitory-style accommodation or hostels
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Projects based in the buzzing city of New Orleans
Key information
Volunteer opportunities in the United States
Supports community development
3-5 hours volunteering per day
Set Program Fee of $498
- Set duration of 1 week
- Programs start every Monday
- Based with local initiatives
- Volunteer groups of 8+
Help a range of community initiatives providing assistance to vulnerable people in a range of ways. Volunteers can assist in food banks, homeless shelters, warehouses, churches or farmer’s markets.
Supports community development
4-8 hours volunteering per day
Program Fees from $695
- Duration: 1 - 12 weeks
- Programs start every Monday
- Based with local initiatives
- Volunteer groups of 8+
For those with an appetite for physical work, help local building and renovation projects on worthy community initiatives.
Conserves the environment
4-5 hours volunteering per day
Set Program Fee of $498
- Set duration of 1 week
- Programs start every Monday
- Based with local initiatives
- Volunteer groups of 8+
Assist on a range of community-based sustainability initiatives including in gardens, parks and warehouses that all aim to better the local environment.
What recent volunteers said about their IVHQ experience
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Kenett Ponce Zamora
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Eloïse Marquis
I gained in maturity, improved my English and learnt to manage on my own.
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Melissa Hernandez Nieto
IVHQ made it such an easy process to apply, register and prepare for my volunteer trip!
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Rim Tohme
I had a lot of moments were I felt very content with the work that I was doing. I asked an elderly lady to excuse me so that I can mop the floor underneath where she was sitting, then we started conversing. She told me about hurricane Katrina and what New Orleans went through during that time. She showed me a lot of strength when she talked about how they lost their house by saying that this loss had its positive as well as its negative impacts on her. There were also moments of smiling at children who come with their parents to the food pantry, wishing a Muslim family a happy Ramadan in Arabic, and wishing all a happy Easter. Working in the community center was a very well rounded experience. The biggest impact this volunteering trip has had on me is the realization of how I can converse with all people. I am so grateful for that, and I definitely have more to learn. It is through experiences like this that I gain more empathy and understanding towards all people of all backgrounds. It can be scary to be a new place which is foreign to you while also having a responsibility to help out its community. This fear should not however stop you from leaving a good impact on communities that need your help. It also should not stop you from your journey of self- exploration which happens through meeting new people and being in a new space.
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