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.

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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I volunteer for an organization that provides services for homeless people. We provide items such as clothes, winter coats, shoes, infant formula, diapers and personal hygiene kits ...