Meeting and convention delegates across the U.S. have been giving back to their host communities in increasing numbers. This new hybrid of travel and community service has even earned a clever moniker - voluntourism.
The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau works with meeting and convention planners interested in voluntourism to match them with a non-profit organization that best reflects their community service objectives. From Save the Bay, which protects Rhode Island's greatest resource - the stunning Narragansett Bay, to the Providence Rescue Mission, which gives a warm meal and a warm bed to homeless Rhode Islanders, there are plenty of groups that make a profound impact on our state and on the lives of those who volunteer to help them.
For more information on volunteering in the Providence/Warwick area, e-mail meetings@pwcvb.com.
