Center for Public Service and Community Engagement
Alternative Spring Break
Alternative Spring Break Trip 2010
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ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a national initiative focused on creating opportunities for students serve their community in the hope that it will lead to life long commitment to citizenship and community engagement. This initiative was started by an organization called Break Away.
Indiana State University has held an ASB Trip for the past six consecutive years, sending Sycamores all across the country to participate in service of many different types, from working with international refugees to aiding in Hurricane Katarina Relief work. ASB is a great opportunity for ISU students to participate in their national community, and offer services to those who need it most. Time and again participants have returned from their ASB Trip with a new prospective on one or many issues and have even called their experience "Life changing," and we want to offer this same opportunity to you.
If you are interested in ISU ASB Trips in past years Click Here
Interested in ASB 2010?
This year's ASB trip will be unlike any other to date. We will be sending students to three different sites across the country to work on projects tailored to the type of service individuals are interested in. Listed below are the Host Sites for ASB 2010:
- Kansas City, Missouri:
Operation Breakthrough
Operation Break Through offers helps children who are living in poverty develop to their fullest potential by providing them a safe, loving and educational environment. - Memphis, Tennessee:
Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association
MIFA serves 60,000 individuals annually through eight programs which sustain the independence of seniors, stabilize and transform families in crisis, and equip urban teens for success. - Maryville, Tennessee:
Once Upon a Time Adventure
Once Upon A Time in Appalachia's mission focuses on the Cherokee Nation, the environment, and rural Appalachia. We cooperate with several area agencies and communities, such as the Snowbird Cherokee community, Cherokee National Forest, Sequoyah Museum, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. A unique aspect of our program is that we offer a variety of service learning projects during the week.
For more information about each host site and the project associated with it click on the link.
All ISU students are welcome regardless of year or area of study. We will be leaving for ASB on Sunday, March 7 and we will return on Saturday, March 13. With the help of fundraising, we hope to get the cost down from $400.00 to $200.00 per person.
To apply for ASB 2010, fill out an application(PDF) and reference form(PDF)and return them to us at CPSCE in Tirey Hall, room 134A by November 25, 2009. We have begun to interview candidates, so please turn in your applications ASAP to ensure you get a spot.