China Special Needs Children's Program
Trip code: CHN5

Due to economic circumstances, many Chinese parents are unable to afford the specialized education and care needed for children with physical or mental disabilities. The special needs of these children range from physical disabilities to mental, emotional and behavioral disabilities. Rustic works with community centers in Xi'an that care for these special needs children who are unable to attend regular schooling. Because these centers are understaffed, volunteers are needed to assist with the day-to-day operations of the centers, such as serving meals and cleaning. Volunteers are especially needed to help the staff to teach the children life skills and play games with the children. Most importantly, volunteers can help these children feel loved and needed in spite of their special needs and difficulties.

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Fact File China Arrival Point: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Airport Pick-up: Upon the receipt of your flight information, our in-country coordinator or other project staff will greet the volunteers in the airport and take you to your project site. The address and telephone number of the local contact hotel will be given before departure just in case volunteers miss our representative in the airport. Please make sure to e-mail your flight information to both the USA office and the local in-country coordinator's office. Departure Point: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Airport Drop: Rarely, a few do request an escort back to the airport; this is an extra expense of about $75- $175 depending up on your teaching location. Most are very familiar and comfortable with their stay and have great ease taking their own taxi or bus back to the airport. Internal Transportation: Rustic Volunteer Travel manages one-way transportation to project. Volunteers will be responsible for their own personal and return travel. We do not cover daily transportation from host family/hotel to the project. Volunteers will be responsible for their personal and return travel. Our program is designed to save you the volunteer as much as possible. Start Dates: 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month excepting Chinese holidays (May 1 - 7; Oct. 1 - 7; New Year’s Day; and the Chinese Lunar New Year – a five-day holiday falling between the end of January and the middle of February). Start dates can be flexible if these dates do not fit your schedule. Arrival Before Start Date: Rustic Volunteers/Travelers coming to China are advised to arrive one day before their program start date. If you arrive more than one day early or stay after the program, you will be responsible for your room and food expenses. Working Hours: 20- 40 hours per week