Mexico’s Real Resorts, which has all-inclusive properties in Cancun and the Riviera Maya, is now offering guests a “soft voluntourism” program. In conjunction with City of Joy, a non-profit social services organization that Real has supported for many years, tourists can spend one day of their vacation visiting the City of Joy and helping in small ways. Founded in 2000, the City of Joy Foundation supports individuals and families who live in Cancun and the state of Quintana Roo and often work in the hospitality industry, but find themselves coming up short in supporting their families’ needs.

The five-hectare compound located just outside Cancun provides education, health care, legal support and other services for needy families in collaboration with charitable organizations, working to keep families together and provide resources for a dignified life. Together, the organizations in the City of Joy help more than 20,000 people a year and the foundation provides more than US$450,000 per year to these non-profit organizations to sustain homes, pay utilities, and provide services.

 

 

 

All four Real resorts are beachfront and offer a selection of guest suites and facilities, including large ocean-front suites, spa-style bathrooms, the eco-holistic services of SPAzul, gourmet dining, meeting facilities, wedding locations and Real Resorts’ exclusive Royal Check-In, which allows guests to choose their individual suite, online, prior to arrival. (http://www.realresorts.com)