Alternative Breaks at Grand Valley State University

To learn more about Alternative Breaks, click the link on the left side of the page titled “Q & A’s”. It is right under the Info header!

Hopefully everyone is having a great summer! Alternative Breaks is looking forward to sending out new trips this school year. New spring break trips include Disaster Relief, Organic Farming, Path Creations, Sustainability, Local Elderly and Veterans, and Local High School Youth. New winter break trips include Local Poverty. We are also excited to bring back [...]

The Executive Board invites you to continue your engagement with the community by applying to become a site leader for the 2011-2012 academic year. As a site leader, you would be involved in the planning of your alternative break and engaging your participants in service before, during, and after the trip, and meeting new people along the way. Spring Break siteleaders [...]

The participant registration form for the fourth weekend trip is available along the left side of the website under ‘Registration Forms’.   The trip is Neighborhoods and is March 26-27 (ignore the dates on the application). The price has been reduced from $45 to $25! If you would like to participate on this trip, simply turn in the [...]

The participant registration form for the fourth weekend trip is now available along the left side of the website under ‘Applications’.   The trip is Neighborhoods and is March 19-20. The price has been reduced from $45 to $25! The registration form and $25 is due by 5pm on Friday, March 11th. Participant spots are on a first-come-first-served basis so [...]

Our February Service Project will be on February 26th from 10:00am-2:00pm. We will be working with the Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids!! The Boys and Girls Club of America is a nationally recognized program that provides extra curricular activities such as art, sports, leadership and educational development in an effort to keep kids [...]

The participant registration form for the third weekend trip is now available along the left side of the website under ‘Applications’.   The trip is Sports Therapy for Individuals with Disabilities and is February 26-27.  The price has been reduced from $45 to $25! The registration form and $25 is due by 5pm on Friday, February 18th. Participant spots are on [...]

The participant registration form for the first weekend trip is now available along the left side of the website under ‘Applications’.   The trip is Women’s Health and is December 11-12.  The price has been reduced from $45 to $25!  The registration form and $25 is due by 5pm on Friday, December 3rd.  Participant spots are on a first-come-first-serve basis [...]

Our December Service Project will be on December 4th from 9:00am-2:00pm.    We will be working with Comprenew to take apart and recycle used electronics.  Last year, Comprenew Environmental, a non-profit e-Waste recycler fully licensed by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, kept over 2 million pounds of electronics out of landfills. The mission of Comprenew [...]

Winter Break deadline is past but there are a few spots still available.  Turn in your application as soon as possible, as Orientation is this sunday, November 14.   Spring Break deadline is November 19, and we are  getting full so if you still have not turned in your application and wish to go on a trip, [...]