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Paperwork Checklist

Please find all the necessary paperwork below. If a document is not linked, this means that this form must be completed through your online dashboard at Please review our onboarding checklists: * * * PART I PAPERWORK DUE FEBRUARY 1ST: * Personal Information Form * Consent and Release and Travel Forms * If under 18 at time of project start: * * Notary required * If 18 or over at time of project start: * * Passport Information Form (must have valid passport ready)   * * (applicable only to volunteers who are seeing or have, in the past two years, seen a treating mental health clinician) * Immunizations Record - submitted with Physical Health Form. See immunizations list !  PART II PAPERWORK DUE APRIL 1ST:   * Health Update * Background Check & Criminal Record Affidavit * Rooming Preference Form * - parents should complete this for volunteers under 18; volunteers 18+ can complete this for themselves)  * - only applicable for volunteers with flight patterns different than the group or flying out of and into different airport        

PACKING LISTS - 2025

Below you can find the packing list designed for your specific project and a visual packing list for reference. Check out the required and suggested sections. Remember that you can bring anything else you need, as long as it is not on the list of things you should avoid packing.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at .    VISUAL PACKING LIST:     COSTA RICA PROJECTS: * Highlands Biodiversity: * Biodiversity Conservation: * Eco-Tourism and Enviromental Protection:  * Marine and Mountain Exploration:    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PROJECTS:  * Cultural Connection Through Sports: * Community Transformation in the Caribbean Mountains:    PANAMA PROJECTS:  * Schools and Community Connection: * Sustanability in the Rural Highlands:  * Supporting Sea Turtle Habitats:   PARAGUAY PROJECTS: * Service in the Heart of South America:  * Cross-Cultural Connection and Nature:           

2025 Project Information Packet (PIP) Webinars

Project information Packet (PIP) Webinars: If you are unable to attend, please let us know and we will send you a recorded version of the meeting. COSTA RICA: Project Name Date & Time Project Information Packet 1. Highlands Biodiversity: Zoom link  May 12th at 8:00 pm Central Time.  2. Biodiversity Conservation (Middle School  13 & 14 years old): Zoom link May 13th at 8:00 pm Central Time 3. Marine & Mountain Exploration: Zoom link May 14th at 8:00 pm Central Time 4. Eco-Tourism & Environmental Protection: Zoom link May 15th at 8:00 pm Central Time   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Project Name Date & Time Project Information Packet 1. Community Transformation in the Caribbean Mountains: Zoom link  May 13th at 7:00 pm Central Time 2. Dominican Republic: Cultural Connection through Sports: Zoom link May 15th at 7:00 pm Central Time   PANAMA: Project Name Date and time Project Information Packet 1. Supporting Sea Turtle Habitats: Zoom link  May 13th at 7:00 pm Central Time 2. Sustainability in the Rural Highlands: Zoom link  May 14th at 7:00 pm Central Time 3. Schools and Community Connection: Zoom link May 15th at 7:00 pm Central Time   PARAGUAY: Project Name Date and Time Project Information Packet 1. Service in the Heart of South America: Zoom link  May 12th at 7:00 pm Central Time 2. Paraguay: Cross-Cultural Connection & Nature: Zoom link May 16th at 7:00 pm Central Time    

2025 Health & Safety Webinars

Your Family Preparation Guide will be reviewed by our Health & Safety Team.  This webinar is required for parents/guardians and highly recommended for volunteers.  Please plan to attend one of the two options listed for your project. All Health & Safety webinars will take place at 5:00 PM Pacific Time / 6:00 PM Mountain Time / 7:00 PM Central Time / 8:00 PM Eastern time, and will last approximately 1.5 hours. ---------------------------------------- IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS: * Costa Rica: Highlands Biodiversity * Costa Rica: Marine and Mountain Exploration * Costa Rica: Ecotourism & Environmental Protection * Panama: Supporting Sea Turtle Conservation * Panama: Sustainability in the Rural Highlands * Panama: School and Community Connection * Paraguay: Cross-Cultural Connection and Nature * Dominican Republic: Community Transformation in the Caribbean Mountains You have two options to attend your Health & Safety webinar: * May 13:   * June 10:   Find here your   ---------------------------------------- IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM: * Costa Rica: Biodiversity & Conservation You have two options to attend your Health & Safety webinar: * May 20:   * June 17:   Find here your   ---------------------------------------- IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS: * Paraguay: Service in the Heart of South America * Dominican Republic: Cultural Connection Through Sports You have two options to attend your Health & Safety webinar: * May 14:   * June 11:    Find here your