What We Do - Our Mission

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.
Amigos de las Américas of Washington, DC recruits high school students from the Washington area to participate in six-, seven-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.