| Citizen Tourism is a lot like ecotourism except | | | | around the world for affordable costs. |
| that instead of helping the environment, people | | | | Other sites to try for locating opportunities include: |
| are helping the community in which they live. | | | | Volunteer.gov (a great site, especially for students |
| Locally, on the state or federal level, opportunities | | | | looking to get out of town on breaks), |
| exist for people to make a fellow citizens life | | | | VolunteerMatch.org, and NetworkforGood.org |
| better, their city or state prettier and this nation a | | | | Habitat For Humanity provides one of the best |
| better place for our children and grandchildren. | | | | run organizations that has been making a |
| The site serve.gov is easy to use and allows you | | | | difference for over 30 years. |
| to search opportunities across the United States | | | | If vacation means a staycation this year then |
| by location or by interest, so you can even | | | | looking into spending part of it contributing locally |
| determine your destination by the type of service | | | | could be a fun and exciting part to it. Contact |
| you would like to provide. Use the site to check | | | | your local conservation or forestry department to |
| locally and see if there is some type of volunteer | | | | see what is close, exciting and worth preserving, |
| work you could provide to assist local citizens or | | | | or contact your local Mayors office or fire district |
| improve your community. | | | | to inquire about local jobs you can perform to |
| Internationally, the nonprofit company | | | | help in your hometown. |
| GlobeAware provides chartered trips to locations | | | | |