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	Find a Program There are many different programs to choose from when considering traveling outside your home country to study, work, or volunteer. The programs below offer a wide variety of options to explore. General ACDI/VOCA American Jewish World Service Amigos de las Americas Amizade Anir Foundation ArtCorps Brethren Volunteer Service Careforce International Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (CNVS) Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) CHOICE Humanitarian Cross Cultural Solutions Disaster Volunteers of Ghana Earthwatch Institute Global Service Corps Global Vision International Global Volunteers Guatemala Accompaniment Project International Volunteer Programs Association Jesuit Volunteer Corps Mercy Ships Oceanic Society Operation Crossroads Africa Partners of the Americas Peace Brigades International Peace Corps Project OTZMA ProWorld Service Corps Religious Youth Service (RYS) Service Civil International (SCI) Servicio Internacional Para la Paz (SIPAZ) SYTO (Student and Youth Travel Organization) United Nations Volunteers United Planet Visions in Action Volunteers For Peace Volunteers in Asia VSO Canada Winrock International Witness for Peace WorldTeach Youth With A Mission Faith-Based Interfaith Children of Abraham Interfaith Youth Corps Multifaith Works The Interfaith Alliance The National Religious Partnership for the Environment World Faith Development Dialogue Christian Catholic Augustinian Volunteers Cannossian Int'l Voluntary Service Catholic Charities Volunteer Corps Catholic Network of Volunteer Service CJS Volunteers in Mission Claretian Summer Ministry Program Franciscan Volunteer Ministries Gateway Vincentian Volunteers Glenmary Home Missioners Jesuit Volunteer Corps Mercy Volunteer Corps Missionary Cenacle Volunteers Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Passionist Volunteers St. Vincent Pallotti Center VIDES Women in Service to Appalachia Christian Non-denominational Bread for the World Cabrini Mission Corps Christ House Christian Appalachian Project Good Shepherd Volunteers Habitat for Humanity Heifer International Loretto Volunteers Maryknoll China Service Project Providence Volunteer Ministries Sojourner's Religious Society of Friends Christian Presbyterian Presbyterian Church USA National Volunteers Office Jewish ADAMAH: Jewish Environmental Fellowship American Jewish World Service Jewish Coalition for Service Spark Partnership for Service Urban Mitzvah Corps Muslim Al-Fatiha American Islamic Conference ASMA Islamic American University Muslim American Society Muslim Student Association Soliya United Muslim Foundation Women for Afghan Women

	Study Abroad Resources Just a few of the many resources that may prove helpful as you prepare for international study. Association for Experiential Education Council on International Educational Exchange GoAbroad.com Institute of International Education’s Fulbright Program International Cooperative Education International Opportunities Program International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership International Service Learning International Student Exchange and Study Abroad Resource Center International Volunteer Programs Association StudyAbroad.com University of Michigan Study Abroad page University of Minnesota Study Abroad Page VolunteerAbroad.com

	International Careers Resources When considering working outside of your home country, it's important to inform yourself as broadly as possible. Check out these resources on funding, training, and overall considerations to take into account before pursuing an international career. Action Without Borders/Idealist.org Idealist.org’s Resource Page: Organizations Promoting Global Volunteering Idealist.org’s Resource Page: Working Abroad Idealist On Campus Resource Page: Sources of Funding Association for International Practical Training Council on International Educational Exchange GOINGLOBAL Institute of International Education’s Fulbright Program Internships Abroad Jobs Abroad One Small Planet

	Resources for Transitions Abroad Give some thought to how you’ll handle a move to – and a move back from – a foreign country. Transitions Abroad Psychosocial.org: A Project of Action Without Borders/Idealist.org

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