Welcome to the Washington DC Chapter of Amigos de las Américas.

Become a Summer 2009 Volunteer!

The Washington DC Chapter of Amigos de las Americas is currently seeking thirty young adults for an exceptional and challenging experience in Latin America in summer 2009. After training throughout the winter and spring, high school students from the Washington DC area will join 600 other Amigos volunteers from other parts of the United States to provide community service in Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua or Paraguay or for five to eight weeks next summer while living with local families.

The Washington DC Chapter of Amigos will be having one Family Information Session at 1:00 PM on Sunday November 2nd at the Oyster Bilingual School in Washington DC.

This is an opportunity for you and your parents to learn more about the summer 2009 programs, hear from veteran volunteers about their experiences with Amigos, and learn details about the Washington DC Amigos Chapter training program and fundraising activities.
 
A brief Preliminary Application for Summer 2009 and a $25 non refundable application fee are requested on November 2, 2008.

Details about the chapter training program and finances including scholarships will be available on November 2, 2008.

For more information, please email volunteer@amigosdc.org or leave a message at 202-331-4999.

Oyster School is two blocks west of the Woodley Park Zoo metro station on the Red Line and one block west of the Shoreham Hotel which is at Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street. There is parking underneath the school (enter from Calvert St.)

       Amigos de las Américas, DC Chapter

Amigos de las Américas of Washington, DC is a chapter of the Amigos de las Américas program, an international, non-profit organization that provides unparalleled leadership and community service opportunities for young people while concurrently contributing to the well-being of hundreds of communities throughout the Americas. Read more about Amigos de las Américas.

Amigos de las Américas of Washington, DC recruits high school students from the Washington area to participate in five-, six-, and eight-week community health projects in Latin America. The chapter provides a year-long training program for 20 to 40 young people and organizes fundraising events each fall and spring. The chapter activities are managed by a volunteer group of adults who believe in the value of making this type of summer experience available to youth from the Washington, DC area.

Please visit the AMIGOS International Office website for additional information about specific projects.