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Upcoming Breaks

Please note - All students need to be in good academic standing with no performance issues.

Camden, New Jersey - Spring Break (March 1 to March 7)

The Urban Challenge Program at the Romero Center in Camden, NJ is an urban service experience rooted in the Catholic faith tradition. This unique educational and retreat opportunity helps its participants understand urban poverty, its causes, and the many issues people in these communities confront daily. Urban decay, unemployment, food insecurity, lack of access to quality education, lack of affordable housing and homelessness, and environmental injustice are among those.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Summer Break (May 11 to May 17)

During this break, you will teach classes to elementary school students and adult learners, run a Vacation Bible School for adolescents, and visit community members who are ill. Students will assist the Bernardine Sisters with the operations of their school and experience life in the Los Tres Brazos barrio.

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Alderson, West Virginia - Summer Break (May 17 -May 23)

Bethlehem Farm invites volunteers to be part of their mission and home as they teach about environmental sustainability and care for creation in Alderson, WV! By living out the Gospel cornerstones of prayer, simplicity, service and community each day of their lives, they offer volunteers not just the opportunity for service, but the opportunity to experience another way of life.

Time Commitment

Alternative Breaks is a large commitment. Participants will meet regularly throughout the year leading up to their break. Meetings will have a variety of topics: icebreakers, introduction to Alternative Breaks, team-building activities, movies or information about the trip issue, our drug and alcohol Policy, and fundraising. All trips will also participate in some large-group Alternative Breaks activities such as the kick-off Meeting, Prep4Break Sessions and so on.

Student Leadership

Each Alternative Break has one or two student leaders to accompany one staff advisor. Alternative Break site leaders will help plan meetings, organize fundraisers, communicate with their group, plan reflections, gain valuable life skills and have a ton of fun!