Volunteers have come from more than 30 states to live and work in this village nestled against the mountains. Others have come from all over the world. At last count, Innisfree volunteers had come from 21 other countries. We come to Innisfree as volunteers to take time out to assess career goals or life direction, or because of the appeal of living in an intentional community in a beautiful rural setting, or to experience the satisfaction of helping people with disabilitie s. You see, just as Innisfree is an alternative for our coworkers, it is an alternative for the volunteers, too, allowing us to integrate the values of our personal lives with the ideals of our working lives.
Some volunteers have no experience working with people having disabilities.
Others are mental health professionals looking to broaden their experience. Some have majored in English, religion, business administration, sociology, art, psychology, or horticulture, and some have simply majored in life. Some are in their early twenties, and some are in their mid-sixties. Some stay for a sho rt time, and some stay for years. Many bring special interests, talents, or hobbies to add to the mosaic of community life, enriching all our lives.