GAP Year Information

Guide to Gap Years

American Gap Association

J2Guides Experience Gap Year Consultants accredited by the Gap Year Association. 

The Year Out Group Informative website which allows students to understand the year off and search for many

different programs.

Serve Your World An online database of volunteer organizations.

Student Conservation Association Provides housing, food, and other expenses for volunteers who work from 3-12 months on rural

and urban restoration projects.

Americorps: A federally operated program combining a service project, with a stipend that may be used for

college.

Dynamy A year that combines an internship, independent living, individual advising and an Outward

Bound experience into an exploration of your skills, ambitions and the world around you.

City Year Gives a student the opportunity to serve as a tutor or mentor in schools, running after school programs and developing youth leadership programs. Stipends and other benefits are provided.

EauPair Helps Americans link up as au pairs in countries all over the world.

Global CrossroadVolunteer, internship and job opportunities in India, Nepal, China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mongolia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Equador, Kenya and Tibet.

Global Service Corp Provides international volunteers worldwide to live and work abroad on projects in developing

countries.

Habitat for Humanity A volunteer organization that builds decent, affordable housing for poor families.

I-to-I Volunteer Abroad Arranges volunteer work, and teach abroad programs for students.

Summer Spanish Immersion:  (Summer only, but worth mentioning!)

The Samaritans A telephone Befriending Service which hires volunteers that desire an interim experience.

United Nations Volunteers UN organization that supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilizing volunteers.

Where There Be Dragons Learning opportunities through off-the-beaten path expeditions to China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Tibet, India, Mongolia, Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru. Trips can be rugged wilderness explorations.