Support youth and community initiatives in the parish of St Mary.
Here's what our partners are running right now. Pick a placement that looks like a fit and we'll send the current dates and costs.
Jamaica is centered on the parish of St Mary, near Ocho Rios. The work is literacy support, kindergarten and special education classrooms, youth wellness, agriculture with local farmers, and animal care. English is the primary language, so conversations start immediately and you can be genuinely useful inside a week. You live in a shared volunteer house with breakfast provided. Placements run one to eight weeks, which makes this a common first trip for alumni who want a short, high contact placement rather than a long relocation.
Placements run through International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ).
These are our partners' published fees for Jamaica, taken from their public fee pages, with the registration fee added in. Your final cost depends on the placement you pick and how long you stay.
Run through International Volunteer HQ. Fees below cover the full stay for that length.
| Length | Program fee | With registration | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 weeks | $535 | $864 | $123 |
| 2 weeks | $934 | $1,263 | $90 |
| 3 weeks | $1,300 | $1,629 | $78 |
| 4 weeks | $1,644 | $1,973 | $70 |
| 5 weeks | $2,195 | $2,524 | $72 |
| 6 weeks | $2,610 | $2,939 | $70 |
| 8 weeks | $3,440 | $3,769 | $67 |
If you're using your Segal Education Award
Award funds have to go to a Title IV school, so your placement needs to carry academic credit. That required academic credit and enrollment fee starts at $999 and is on top of the program fees above. We'll walk you through it.
Fees change through the year. Ask us for the current Jamaica numbers and we'll confirm them with the partner before you apply.
AmeriCorps alumni who used their Education Award to go here, in their own words.
Jamaica · IVHQ · 4 weeks
My time in Ocho Rios was everything that I hoped for. Being intentional about what I wanted to do was fairly simple. To be present, and to allow myself to be open. There were moments when I missed home. And now that I am home, I miss Jamaica. I am already considering ways that I can volunteer again.
BrittaniChildcare Volunteer · Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Jamaica · IVHQ · 4 weeks
Dana shares how she used her Segal Education Award to teach in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
DanaTeaching Volunteer · Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Watch Dana's storyTell us whether you're after a volunteer placement or an internship and we'll send the current options, dates, and a realistic budget for Jamaica, plus how to put your award toward it. No cost, no obligation.
