Curators, keepers, island caretakers, park hosts & property guardians — what you give, what you get, and who can actually apply.
What you get
A room, cabin, RV pad or whole house — free, below market, or on a long lease.
A place few people get to live: lighthouses, islands, park campgrounds, historic houses.
What you give
Unpaid work (volunteer roles), a fee (guardianships, pay-to-stay keeper weeks) or restoration capital (curators — often six figures, and you never own the house).
Time on the program's terms: from a week to a lifetime, sometimes on short notice to leave.
This program does not provide a visa. None of these programs grants one. Most expect you to already have the right to live, work or volunteer in the country — check each program's “Who can apply” line.
2 open programs · closed annual intakes sit in the archive until they reopen
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