Welcome to the Minneapolis-St. Paul chapter of Amigos de las Américas.

You have come to the right place! We have an excellent program that sends teens and young adults on service projects to Latin America.

Every year a select group of volunteers spends six to eight weeks in a host country working on different public health projects. Countries where volunteers lived and worked in the summer of 2011 included Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Paraguay.

Throughout the school year our chapter prepares its members for their Latin America experiences through training in cross-cultural sensitivity, networking, technical skills, personal health & safety, and the culture of Latin America. In June, our chapter volunteers travel to their assigned countries. Once in country, they join with volunteers from other chapters throughout the United States. Volunteers are then placed, in partnerships of two to four, in rural or semi-rural communities to live for the summer.

Life-long friendships have been built between AMIGOS volunteers and their adopted communities. Thousands of young people have learned invaluable lessons about cultural differences, community service, and their own ability to lead.

We have started our training year.  We are no longer accepting new chapter applicants for the 2011-2012 season.  For any questions about the MSP chapter contact Sophie Strand at: sophie@msp.amigoslink.org or 612-382-9625

Start an Application: https://www.tfaforms.com/217866

Resume/Complete a Started Application: https://www.tfaforms.com/forms/resume/217866

Apply as a Correspondent Volunteer (not affiliated with a Chapter):

http://www.amigoslink.org/volunteer/correspondentvolunteer