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Leavetaking Resources

Thinking about taking time off? Not sure where to start? Check out these internet resources and stop by the CRC for further guidance!

Current Opportunities

Over the year we hear about several organizations, friends, and programs looking for some interns or volunteers. Check out our blog to learn about these opportunities: http://browncrc.wordpress.com/

Work, Volunteer, and Internship Databases

Opportunities in the United States

American Friends Service Committee: www.afsc.org
Corporation for National and Community Service: www.nationalservice.gov
Habitat for Humanity: www.habitat.org
AmeriCorps-VISTA: www.americorps.gov/about/programs/vista.asp
Careers in the Common Good: http://careerdevelopment.brown.edu/ccg
City Year: www.cityyear.org
ACLU (search “volunteer”): www.aclu.org
Serve Net: www.servenet.org
Youth Service America: www.ysa.org

Opportunities in Rhode Island

RI Community Jobs: http://swearercenter.brown.edu/opportunities/ricommjobs
Volunteer Center Rhode Island: http://serverhodeisland.org
Providence Children’s Museum: http://www.childrenmuseum.org
Southside Community Land Trust: http://www.southsideclt.org/volunteer

International Opportunities

International Volunteer Program: http://www.volunteerinternational.org
World Volunteer Web: http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org
Volunteers for Peace: http://www.vfp.org
United Nations Volunteers: http://www.unv.org
Learning Enterprises: http://www.learningenterprises.org
Work, volunteer, teach abroad: http://www.bunac.org
Cross Cultural Solutions: http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org

Travel Opportunities

Ecotour: http://www.ecotourdirectory.com
Lonely Planet guides: http://www.lonelyplanet.com
International Youth Hostel Federation: http://www.hihostels.com
Couch Surfing: http://www.couchsurfing.org
SERVAS: http://www.usservas.org

Environmental / Outdoor Opportunities

The Student Conservation Association: http://www.thesca.org
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF): http://www.wwoof.org
National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/personnel
Earthwatch: http://www.earthwatch.org
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS): http://www.nols.edu
Outward Bound Outdoor School: http://www.outwardbound.org

"This experience renewed my sense of self and purpose. I came back to Brown feeling refreshed yet full of questions."
-Past leavetaker

Past leavetakers...

Interned at the Supreme Court in Washington D.C.

Worked on an orange farm in Hawaii

Hiked the Pacific Crest Trail

Taught at an arts and language school in Mexico

Worked with non-profits throughout the U.S.A

Interned at a local museum

Worked for a small community development organization in Nicaragua

Interned on a Greenpeace campaign

Worked in rural health clinics in Sierra Leone

Traveled in Central and South America

Worked on an organic farm in France

Practiced yoga and meditation on an ashram in Massachusetts

Taught at a rural school in Ghana

...and much more!