The cost to participate in an AMIGOS Latin America Summer Program in the Peninsula Chapter is $4,375**.

The cost to participate in an AMIGOS Western Colorado Program in the Peninsula Chapter is $5,475**.

The Peninsula Chapter covers AMIGOS program costs through a combination of family fee payments and fundraising activities. We also offer financial assistance (details below). The Peninsula Chapter engages in a significant fundraising campaign to help support families, and especially seeks to provide the AMIGOS experience to all volunteers without regard to family financial circumstances.

** Flight costs are not included. Learn more about airfare and travel support here.

FUNDRAISING

Financial Assistance

AMIGOS actively recruits and supports inclusion of volunteers from diverse backgrounds across race, nationality, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, age, gender, and sexual orientation. AMIGOS provides needs-based financial assistance with distribution determined by family income, number of dependents and special financial circumstances. Assistance provided is applied to the family fee and/or airfare. All volunteers who receive financial assistance are required to participate in the letter-writing fundraising efforts of the chapter.

The Financial Assistance Application is a separate application available to complete through your dashboard. Apply here! The Chapter also requires a separate, short application and will be in touch with you once you have completed the financial assistance application above.

Please contact info@amigos-peninsula.org for more information.

FEES

Non-Refundable Application Fee: $50*

Latin America Project Family Fee: $4,375**

Western Colorado Project Family Fee: $5,475**

* Applicants applying for financial assistance may request to have their application fee waived.

** Flight costs are not included. Learn more about airfare and travel support here.

If you have any questions, please contact info@amigos-peninsula.org.

FEES INCLUDE

• Training materials and workshops
• Secondary short-term international medical insurance
• Program excursions
• Food, lodging, and transportation in Latin America
• Supplies for community project and extracurricular activities
• 24-hour On Call Emergency Management System
• Travel hotline and support

Click here for more information about our Fees & Funding.

CONTACT US

• info@amigos-peninsula.org

The transformative AMIGOS experience starts before leaving home

With over 55 years of experience preparing young people for travel and service abroad, AMIGOS training offers unparalleled global youth leadership development. Pre-departure training equips volunteers with the critical thinking, communication skills, and technical knowledge they need to make a meaningful impact across cultures while staying healthy and safe. The Peninsula Chapter AMIGOS training is experiential learning that prepares volunteers for their AMIGOS experience, builds a community of youth and families with shared values, and develops life-skills to help students succeed beyond AMIGOS. Training sessions are facilitated by the Training Team and include guest speakers from the community and the Peninsula Chapter Board of Directors.

TRAINING PROGRAM Highlights

• Unparalleled leadership development
• Cross-cultural awareness and understanding
• Hands-on training for technical aspects of the program
• Extensive health and safety training
• Opportunities to practice Spanish
• Creating a community of young people with shared values

Training dates and events

• February 12-13, 4 pm – 10 am (Chapter kick-off and overnight retreat; parents required 4 – 5 pm on Saturday)
• March 13 , 1 – 4 pm (participants); 3 – 4 pm (parents)
• April 10, 1 – 4 pm (participants)
• May 15, 1 – 4 pm (participants)
• June 5, 2 – 4 pm (Despedida party; participants and parents)