Amigos De Las Americas - Phoenix

Provides fully-sponsored program participation, project staff placements, and family support for Latin American youth.

Provides fully-sponsored program participation, project staff placements, and family support for Latin American youth.

Recruits, trains, and supports youth volunteers and their families from various US metropolitan areas for summer experiences and community service projects in Latin America. This includes pre-departure training, health and safety webinars, and service-learning activities.

Recruits, trains, and supports youth volunteers and their families for summer experiences in Latin America, including pre-departure training, health and safety webinars, and service-learning activities. This program has engaged thousands of youth from various US cities since its inception.

Recruits, trains, and supports youth volunteers and their families from various US cities for summer experiences in Latin America, including pre-departure training, health and safety protocols, and community-building activities. Since 1968, has supported over 1,000 youth from the East Bay, and hundreds more from other chapters, in volunteering for these programs.

Recruits, trains, and supports youth volunteers and their families from various US cities for summer experiences in Latin America, including pre-departure training, health and safety protocols, and service-learning activities. Since 1968, has supported over 1,000 youth from the East Bay, and hundreds more from other chapters, in volunteering for these programs.

Provides fully-sponsored program participation, project staff placements, and family support for Latin American youth, ensuring their involvement in AMIGOS projects.

Provides need-based financial assistance and program fee reductions to volunteers, ranging from $500 to $3,800, to reduce financial barriers to participation in summer programs. Annually provides over $150,000 in financial assistance, supporting approximately 25-40% of volunteers.

Provides need-based financial assistance, ranging from $500 to $3,800, to qualifying volunteers to reduce program fees and cover local program costs. This assistance is determined by family income, number of dependents, and special financial circumstances, and is provided to approximately 25-40% of volunteers annually.

Provides need-based financial assistance, chapter discounts, and fundraising opportunities to volunteers to reduce program costs and make participation accessible. This includes waiving application fees and offering assistance ranging from $500 to $3,800, covering a significant portion of program fees for many participants.

Provides need-based financial assistance and program fee reductions to volunteers, ranging from $500 to $3,800, to reduce financial barriers to participation in summer programs. This assistance is determined by family income, number of dependents, and special financial circumstances, and has supported hundreds of students annually, totaling over $1 million in the past five years.

Organizes and supports volunteers in collective letter-writing campaigns and direct outreach to personal networks to solicit tax-deductible donations, which helps cover program costs and provides financial assistance to participants.

Organizes collective letter-writing campaigns and requires volunteers to solicit tax-deductible donations from personal networks to support AMIGOS projects and reduce program costs.

Organizes and supports volunteers in collective letter-writing campaigns and direct outreach to personal networks to solicit tax-deductible donations, which helps cover local program costs and reduce individual program fees.

Organizes collective letter-writing campaigns where volunteers solicit tax-deductible donations from their personal networks to support AMIGOS projects and reduce their own program costs, requiring each volunteer to send 100 letters and emails.

Conducts youth-led, experiential learning training sessions facilitated by the Training Team and Board of Directors to prepare volunteers for their AMIGOS experience, build community, develop life skills, and provide first-hand experience through service learning.

Incorporates service-learning into its training curriculum, requiring volunteers to propose and execute community-based initiatives (CBIs) such as tutoring, dance camps, and clean-up events, and to attend at least one volunteering activity with their student cohort.

Conducts youth-led, experiential learning training sessions facilitated by the Training Team and Board of Directors to prepare volunteers for their AMIGOS experience, build community, and develop life skills.

Operates a free virtual Social Impact Accelerator program for alumni, enabling them to design and implement community service projects and connect with other changemakers across the Americas.

Operates a free virtual Social Impact Accelerator program for alumni, enabling them to design and implement community service projects and connect with other changemakers across the Americas.

Operates a free virtual Social Impact Accelerator program for alumni, enabling them to design and implement community service projects and connect with changemakers across the Americas.

Supports youth in volunteering, fundraising, and training for summer programs in Latin America, and operates a Social Impact Accelerator program for alumni to design and implement community service projects while connecting with changemakers across the Americas.