Working among community people brings classroom lessons to life, while the formal study broadens the students' understanding of their surroundings and gives perspective to daily impressions. Their office staff and thousands of volunteers in the field help facilitate this program. In 1966, they exchanged over 1200 volunteers. Their services include providing consultation and a placement service for work camp hosts and volunteers, linking people with programs thereby fostering international education, voluntary service, friendship and peace. VFP is totally membership supported organization.
Programs run in Europe, Africa, Asia, and America each summer.
The programs last 2 - 4 weeks. Their goal is to promote international cooperation and understanding through shared experience, while doing a service to a local community.