25 Year old non-profit, the Center for Cultural Interchange is an international education exchange organization dedicated to the promotion of academic development, cultural understanding, environmental consciousness and world peace. Based in Chicago, Illinois, CCI organizes high school exchange, short-term group homestay, internship and trainee, volunteer, work & travel, and language study programs in the United States and all over the world. Through CCI's Greenheart environmental and social welfare projects, we offer opportunities to our American and international participants to contribute to conservation efforts through service, education and conscious living.