Amigos de las Americas of Salt Lake City Website

We welcome you to the website of the Salt Lake City Chapter of Amigos de las Americas. Amigos de las Americas is a non-profit organization that prepares and sends high school and college youth to Latin America for 5-8 weeks. Amigos volunteers from the Salt Lake chapter are partnered with one or two other volunteers from throughout the US. The volunteers live with a host family and are immersed in the Spanish language and culture of the region. During their stay in their individual communities, volunteers assess the community's needs and develop a Community Based Initiative that will improve that community. Then they can either apply for a Amigos funding grant or organize fundraising efforts to accomplish their goals. Returning volunteers praise the Amigos program for having improved their Spanish fluency and for providing many opportunities for personal growth.