Travel volunteering has long been a pillar of the backpacking community. However, while some opportunities lead to careers and life-long passions, others end in disaster.

A luxury trip to an exotic destination in Africa, Asia, South America or Oceania can also help others, either local communities or wildlife.

Instead of soaking in the sun poolside or lounging around a luxurious hotel, more travelers are spending their vacations creating trails in the Faeroe Islands, digging into the earth of Patagonia or ...

You don't have to give up your vacation to give back. — -- There's a lot of appeal in the idea of a volunteer vacation: giving back while getting away, getting to know the "real" people of a the ...

Spartans pose for a picture during their first day volunteering at a children’s hospital. They were trained to be a unit buddy, worked in the emergency department and walked around with an activity ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Many know St. Vincent de Paul for its thrift stores. But behind the storefronts are volunteers quietly crossing northeast Wisconsin, delivering more than just donated goods.