Exchange Programs, Volunteering and Internship Opportunities

Exchange Programs

Exchange Programs in Ontario

• 2004 Youth Exchange
  
  The Exchange Program is a creative and challenging experience. In keeping with our commitment to explore and celebrate the diversity of disability and Canadian culture
• Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability (ALACD) Youth Exchange Opportunity.
  
  Youths with disabilities from all regions of the country are invited to a national exchange in Ottawa, Ontario:

Exchange Programs outside of Ontario

• Mobility International USA- National Clearinghouse on Disability & Exchange
  The "Starting Early Initiative" is outlined and promotes international exchange opportunities for youth with disabilities:
   
  Mobility International USA- National Clearinghouse on Disability & Exchange
  
  DeWitt-Wallace Youth Travel Enrichment Fund
  This fund provides an educational travel opportunity to young adults with disabilities from diverse communities.

Volunteer Opportunities

• Volunteer Youth Exchange Leaders Needed
  The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability is currently recruiting volunteer leaders for its Youth Exchange in Ottawa , June 29 to July 4, 2004.
• Volunteer Centers of Toronto

Internship Programs  

• Ability Edge 
  Ability Edge, a Career Edge program, offers six-, nine- and 12-month paid internship to graduates with disabilities in a variety of organizations across Canada .
• CAPS(Community Access Program)
  CAP's YI aims to provide employment opportunities for young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30-primarily students, recent graduates, or the under-employed or unemployed
• Disabled Peoples' International (DPI)
  is looking for two youth who would like to work with the disabled community by experiencing a six-month overseas internship, as well as an orientation and de-briefing session.
  
  The International Young Internship Program is fully explained on CIDA's Web site at www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/internships.
  
  The two positions hosted by DPI will be located in:
• Latin America's Regional Development Office in Peru, assisting the Regional Development Officer
• Disabled People South Africa, working on a project addressing HIV/AIDS and women with disability in South Africa.
• For more information or to apply for either position, please send your resume and a covering letter expressing your interest to adnan@dpi.org.
  
• Youth Internship Canada
  Youth Internship Canada helps young Canadians, usually between the ages of 15 and 24, make an effective transition from school to work. It builds a bridge between the classroom and the workplace by providing young people with the knowledge, employability skills and practical work experience that they need to get a job