Center for Interim Programs, P.O. Box 38-2347, Cambridge, MA 02238; 617-547-0980, fax 617-661-2984; info@interimprograms.com, www.interimprograms.com (second office in Princeton, NJ). Consultation fee is $1,900 for 24 months.
Horizon Cosmopolite, 3011 Notre Dame West, Montréal, Quebec, H4C 1N9, Canada; 514-935-8436; info@horizoncosmopolite.com, www.horizoncosmopolite.com. Maintains database of volunteer and internship opportunities abroad. Tries to match clients with suitable placements. Registration fee (CAN$350-$500 before tax) plus varying placement fees according to project. Guaranteed placement. Also recruits Canadians aged 19-30 for 6-month remunerated internships starting Aug./Sept., teaching English in Guatemala, Bolivia, Ecuador and Thailand, and doing HIV/AIDS work in Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Ghana, and the Philippines.
Taking Off, 12 Marlborough St., Boston, MA 02116; 617-424-1606; takingoff@takingoff.net, www.takingoff.net. Gives clients access to a database with 2,500 options worldwide.
Where You Headed; P.O. Box 503, Milton, MA 02186; 617-698-8977; info@whereyouheaded.com; www.whereyouheaded.com. Provides high school students and their families with a 6-month (for $80) or 12-month ($120) membership that includes: access to a searchable database of time-out opportunities; college guidance, and e-mail consultations with staff, and more.
World Wide Volunteer Services (WWVS), P.O. Box 3242, West End, NJ 07740; 732-571-3215; worldvol@aol.com, www.wwvs.org. Arranges multi-cultural experiences and internships in a variety of settings around the world. Placement fee $200 (includes non-refundable $50 admin. fee).
