The Association of Volunteer Centers (AVC) is a Russian non-profit organization established in 2014. Its main goal is the development of volunteering. The AVC unites more than 4 million volunteers throughout Russia and beyond.

One of the key goals of the Association of Volunteer Centers is the development of cooperation with foreign countries in the field of volunteering and the implementation of international social projects.

The AVC:

• operator of the largest volunteer programs (including the volunteer program of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students held in 2017 in Sochi),
• organizer of the international program "Volunteers of the World",
• permanent member of the Russian-French Committee for Youth Exchanges.