Soup Kitchen and Food Distribution Center in Argentina

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Flexible, Year Round

Description: Get to know the real Argentina while you use your talents and people skills to help Argentinean children, adults and families in need. This soup kitchen provides about 80 homeless people with a warm lunch every day. The project also provides emotional support, legal assistance, and basic skills workshops.

Volunteers are needed to help with the preparation and distribution of the meals, organizing and leading new workshops for groups of homeless, and engaging in community outreach efforts with assistance of project staff. Mom's Kitchen provides volunteers with the wonderful opportunity to build relationships with the homeless community members through developing new friendships and providing positive support.

You will work side by side with Argentineans on this locally designed and run project. You will stay with a carefully screened and welcoming host family, giving you insight into daily life in Argentina.

Our staff in the U.S. are experienced volunteers themselves who are happy to share their insight and expertise with prospective volunteers. Our partner staff in Argentina are friendly, caring and dedicated to ensuring that all our volunteers have a rewarding experience. All volunteers will be taken to their host family upon arrival and given an orientation within the first few days.

Highlights: Homestay with a carefully screened, welcoming Argentinean host family, two meals daily, support of friendly, experienced staff in the U.S and in Argentina, comprehensive accident and medical insurance, and 24 hour emergency support.

Qualifications: Minimum commitment for this program is 3 weeks. A desire to work with the homeless population is necessary. An intermediate level of Spanish is required. Spanish lessons are available prior to the volunteer project in Buenos Aires for an additional fee.

Cost in US$: Program fees start at $1,150 for a 3 week program

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: CCI volunteers are caring and flexible people who are interested in an authentic cultural experience rather than tourism.

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Center for Cultural Interchange's Mission Statement: Founded in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development and world peace. Based in Chicago, Illinois, CCI organizes cultural exchange programs for participants of all ages, including high school abroad, independent homestay, internship, language study, eco-tours and volunteer programs in over thirty countries around the world.

Year Founded: 1985