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Alternative Breaks strives to promote active citizenship within the student body through hands-on service learning projects, focusing on social and environmental issues throughout the nation.

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Weekend #4 Application Posted

The application for Alternative Weekend 4, Women’s Health, is available in the Weekends section. Application is due March 15th!

Relay for Life

Sign up forĀ  Relay for Life at GVSU and join our team!
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Weekend #3 Application Available

The application for the third alternative weekend, Sports Therapy for Individuals with Disabilities, is available in the weekends section. This trip involves downhill skiing. Ability to ski is not required, but recommended. The application is due this Friday, Feb. 12th at 5pm!

*Spring Break Update*

As many of you know first hand, this past year has visited a lot of economic hardships on our communities, and specifically, students. We know that this has been a large deterring factor to many people who are interested in our organization. To accommodate those who are hesitant for financial reasons, this years executive board [...]

Alternative Weekend #2 Application Available

The application for the second Alternative Weekend Trip, Individuals with Disabilities, is now available in the Weekend section. Individuals with Disabilities takes place January 16-17, the first weekend back from winter break. Apply now!
Email: ab.WBweekends@gmail.com for more information.

Spring Break Application Deadline Extension

The application deadline for Alternative Spring Breaks has been extended until Tuesday, November 24th. Please turn in your apps as soon as possible so we can get you placed before orientation on the 30th.

Spring Break Deadline Approaching!

Hello everyone! Applications for Alternative Spring Breaks are due this Friday, November 13th, at 5:00pm! Preference will be given to those who turn in their applications on time. Orientation is on November 30th. We hope to see you all there!
Also, a reminder that we are still accepting applications for winter break.

Alternative Weekend #1

The first Alternative Weekend Break. Intergenerational Communities, is coming up. On November 15-16 students will be taking off to work directly with senior citizens. Applications are due this Friday, October 30th and are available on the Weekend Breaks page.

Beads for Bulera

Alternative Breaks alum Margaret Mimnaugh is now a Peace Corps member teaching primary school in Uganda. Her school is extremely underfunded and does not have classroom walls, doors, windows or desks and will soon run out of food. The students make beads out of recycled paper and use them to create beautiful, handmade necklaces. AB [...]

Winter Break and Campus CTF!

Attention! This Friday, October 16th, is a big day for Alternative Breaks.
At 4pm, the first ever Alternative Breaks Campus Capture the Flag event will take place in the Aboretum on GVSU’s Allendale Campus. We hope to see everybody there.
Additionally, this Friday is also the application deadline for:

Turn in applications to the Community Service Learning Center [...]