ARCH Program – Semester Away

Individualized Learning Experience (ILE):
CIVIC ENGEGAMENT_

Opportunities to work on service projects for community organizations. There is a 260 hour commitment for this option

List of Community Service Organizations

AmeriCorps
1201 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20525
202-606-5000
http://www.americorps.org/ 
AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.

Architects without Borders / Oregon
403 NW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
503.223.8757
http://www.awboregon.org/

Architects Without Borders-Oregon assists communities in need by providing design and planning services through a volunteer network of professionals and students. Connect the Oregon design and building community to communities and non-profit groups that need architectural assistance. Address urgent and chronic conditions of inadequate infrastructure, community facilities, and shelter. Provide opportunities for architecture students and interns to gain experience in service, collaboration, design, and construction.

Architecture for Humanity
848 Folsom, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94107-1173
(415) 963-3511
http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
Architecture for Humanity promotes architectural and design solutions to global, social and humanitarian crises. Through competitions, workshops, educational forums, partnerships with aid organizations and other activities, Architecture for Humanity creates opportunities for architects and designers from around the world to help communities in need.

Architects, Designers, and Planners for Social Responsibility
P.O. Box 18375
Washington, DC 20036-8375
(415) 974-1306
http://www.adpsr.org/
Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) works for peace, environmental protection, ecological building, social justice, and the development of healthy communities.

Association for Community Design (ACD)
P.O. Box 712308
Los Angeles, CA 90071-7308 USA
http://www.communitydesign.org
Established in 1977, the Association for Community Design (ACD) is a network of individuals, organizations, and institutions committed to increasing the capacity of planning and design professions to better serve communities. ACD serves and supports practitioners, educators, and organizations engaged in community-based design and planning.

Design Corps
302 Jefferson Street #250
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 828-0048
http://www.designcorps.org/
Founded in 1991, Design Corps is a private nonprofit that was created to coordinate design services that help create responsive affordable housing. Respect for those housed, the local communities and cultures involved are encouraged. Motto: Design for the 98% Without Architects.

Habitat For Humanity International
121 Habitat St.
Americus, GA 31709-3498
(229) 924-6935
http://www.habitat.org/
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit Christian housing ministry that works to build or renovate homes for the inadequately sheltered in the United States and in twenty countries around the world.

The Mad Housers, Inc.
534 Permalume Place
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 806-6233
http://www.madhousers.org/
Mad Housers, Inc. is an Atlanta-based non-profit corporation engaged in charitable work, research, and education. Their primary endeavor is building temporary, emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families regardless of race, creed, national origin, gender, religion, age, family status, sexual orientation, etc.

Peace Corps
Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters
1111 20th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20526
800.424.8580
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
Established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, the Peace Corps has shared with the world America’s most precious resource—its people. Peace Corps Volunteers serve in 72 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. Collaborating with local community members, volunteers work in areas like education, youth outreach and community development, the environment, and information technology.

Public Architecture
1126 Folsom St., #3
San Francisco, CA 94102-1397
(415) 861-8200
http://www.publicarchitecture.org
Established in 2002, Public Architecture is a nonprofit organization that identifies and solves practical problems of human interaction in the built environment. It acts as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy, and the design of public spaces and amenities.

Architecture Sans Frontières International (ASF-Int) 
ASF International
SFA-247, Rue St. Jacques
75005 Paris, France
https://www.asfint.org/en/about-us
ASF International was founded as a result of an increased interest in social and environmental issues in relation to the built environment and dissatisfaction with ethical standards of mainstream architecture. The purpose of Architecture Sans Frontières International (ASF-Int) is to enable vulnerable communities access to architectural services, research and educational resources in order to increase their resilience and reduce vulnerability. Architecture Sans Frontières International (ASF) is an independent network of design not for profit organizations concerned with social justice, the cultural and environmental aspects of architecture and the conservation of the human and physical heritage aspects of the built environment.

buildOn
777 Long Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 961-5041
http://www.buildon.org
buildOn enhances education and empowers youth in the United States to make a positive difference in their communities while helping people of developing countries increase their self-reliance through education and the development of educational resources

Builders Without Borders
119 Kingston Main Street
Hillsboro, NM 88042
(510) 525-0525
http://www.builderswithoutborders.org
With volunteers, including architects, engineers, contractors, and others in the AEC field, Builders Without Borders specializes in affordable housing, both domestically and abroad, emphasizing sustainable structures built with locally available materials. Generally, BWB provides technical assistance to improve designs

National Park Service
Volunteers-In-Parks Program
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 208-3818
http://www.nps.gov
The Volunteers-In-Parks Program provides a vehicle through which the National Park Service can accept and utilize voluntary help and services from the public

slowLab
c/o New York Foundation for the Arts
20 Jay Street, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(212) 366-6900
http://www.slowlab.net
The goal of slowLab is to promote slowness as a positive catalyst of individual, socio-cultural, and environmental well-being. Current and future programs include public lectures, discussions and exhibitions, a dynamic online project observatory and communication portal, academic programs, and publishing projects.

World Shelters for Humanitarian Needs
550 South G Street, Suite 3
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 822-6600
http://www.worldshelters.org
World Shelters designs, produces, and delivers temporary and permanent structures for both emergency response and long-term humanitarian needs.

Southface Energy Institute
241 Pine Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 872-3549
http://www.southface.org
Southface promotes sustainable homes, workplaces, and communities through education, research, advocacy, and technical assistance.

Red Feather Development Group
PO Box 907
Bozeman, MT 59771
(406) 585-7188
http://www.redfeather.org
Red Feather educates and empowers American Indian nations to create sustain- able solutions to the severe housing crisis within reservation communities. Red Feather teaches affordable, replicable, and sustainable approaches to home construction, working with volunteers alongside tribal members to build desperately needed homes.

Shelter For Life International
10201 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 230
Minnetonka, MN 55305
(763) 253-4082
http://www.shelter.org
Shelter for Life International is a faith-based humanitarian organization that enables people affected by conflict and disaster to rebuild their communities and restore their lives through appropriate shelter and community development programs. Shelter for Life has occasional volunteer opportunities in project management, construction, community development, engineering, architecture, and cross-cultural relations.

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