They take part in multicultural groups, youth training projects and are active in organizations against racism. USA The work of ARSP in the USA is an important ex-tension of its programs in Europe and Israel. In the early 60's American and German Christians began cooperating in peace initiatives in Europe. They are involved in community organizing and community centers. Volunteers work in shelters for the homeless and for battered women, day care centers, in a variety of civil rights and peace groups as well as in Holocaust education centers.
Special emphasis is placed on cooperation with the Jewish community and Jewish organizations.
Czech Republic Volunteers aid the elderly of the Jewish community in Prague. They also work with the Helsinki Citizens Assembly on human rights issues. They act as guides for school groups, youth clubs, and churches - mostly from Germany. Also, they work with blind and handicapped children as well as with the elderly. In 1990 the first long-term volunteers began to work in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg.