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A Helping Hand Along the Way

Travelers Aid International is an international network of social service agencies, airports and train stations representing a safety net to individuals of all abilities to connect with a support system or place.

TAI is committed to uplifting the human experience, using the skills and talents of a diverse group of volunteers and staff. Our programs share a combined passion and desire to create a culture of caring and support. We succeed when a family living on the streets gets a roof over their head, when a young woman escapes from a sex trafficking ring, when a hungry child can stop wondering where his or her next meal will come from, or when a traveler unable to navigate the airport alone receives a friendly guide. This ongoing challenge to seek a better life for those in need continues to motivate us — and we will always strive to be “A Helping Hand Along the Way.”

  • WE ARE ONE TRAVELERS AID working together...

  • ...to reunite families and distressed travelers

  • ...to alleviate hunger

  • ...to end human trafficking

  • ... to provide shelter for families in transition

  • ...to assist travelers

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In 2025, we assisted

3,622,206

travelers.

A passenger racing to make a connection
and someone steps in to guide them.

A lost phone returned just
before boarding.

A traveler in distress—
and a calm presence who stays until help arrives.

These moments happen every day.

Across six major U.S. airports, Travelers Aid volunteers show up in thousands of critical moments—offering direction, reassurance, and real-time problem-solving in environments that can feel overwhelming.

Together, those moments add up to millions of journeys made easier.

This is what human-centered travel looks like.

And it only happens because of our volunteers.

Thank you to all of our volunteers.
Your compassion. Your time. Your impact.

Our Mission and Vision

The Travelers Aid International mission is to aid people in transit who are in distress, through our direct services and through services provided by our member organizations.

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Our History

Beginning in the 1880s, spurred in part by organizations like the YWCA, Travelers Aid programs were formed in major U.S. cities specifically to provide protection for women and girls traveling alone.

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Newsroom

Peruse past issues of our Journeys newsletter, get up-to-date member and volunteer news, and stay tuned for details of our 2024 Annual Conference, coming up September 17-20 in Ontario, California, and learn about additional TAI updates.

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Travelers Aid in the News…

   

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Travelers Aid Reagan National: Lost Child Outside Security

A boy accidentally exited…
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Travelers Aid Highlighted in Bloomberg

As the holiday travel season ramps up, some Travelers Aid volunteers and staff shared their 'secret sauce' to navigating airports in an interview with Bloomberg's Mary Schlangenstein.
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Travelers Aid Gets ‘Helping Hand’ Shout-out

Travelers Aid JFK staff get a shout-out for assisting a Nigerian Bishop stranded in the United States due to Covid-19.
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Our Mission and Vision

The Travelers Aid International mission is to aid people in transit who are in distress, through our direct services and through services provided by our member organizations.

Learn More

Our History

Beginning in the 1880s, spurred in part by organizations like the YWCA, Travelers Aid programs were formed in major U.S. cities specifically to provide protection for women and girls who traveled alone.

Learn More

Newsroom

Peruse the most recent issues of our Journeys newsletter, get up-to-date member and volunteer news, see details as soon as they become available about our 2021 annual conference, set for May 12-14 at the TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK Airport, and learn about any COVID-19 updates.

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