<p>hsmomstef, Have your son check with his college’s volunteer placement office. In my daughter’s case, her university recommended projects that weren’t the larger, named programs that are typically found on an “international volunteer” google search, but were instead collaborations between universities and local communities. At the time she went, she had her choice of three such projects. </p>
<p>For kids who need a little more structure in their international volunteer experience, her university recommended Cross-Cultural Solutions and one other program that I can’t recall right now. I’ll try to remember to ask my daughter about it when she calls, but she’s currently out of the country with no computer access. It’s not one of the more well-known programs, but I remember that it requires college transcripts and recommendations from professors.</p>
<p>(My daughter didn’t do a full gap year, so I’m not sure about those programs.)</p>