Alternative Breaks is a service organization through the Val R. Christensen Service Center at Utah State University.
Students that participate in alternative breaks sacrifice their vacation time to serve in other communities. Serving in various communities, students learn about the many problems that these communities face. While reaching out and aiding these communities, students impact the lives of those receiving the service and their own lives as well.
01/12/2022
Applications now open for our spring break 2022 experience entitled Q***r Justice: Allies & Advocates in New York City. Fee reductions are available, so don't let that deter you from applying! Find more information and a link to the application here: https://www.usu.edu/servicecenter/programs/alternative-breaks/index
10/08/2021
Alternative Fall Break is BACK! This time, participants will be driving themselves and going to their own homes for the night, but there will be NO FEE to join us. Learn about Food Access and Equity in Cache Valley through learning and direct service on October 15-16. Register in AggiePulse! https://givepul.se/l73avj
05/07/2021
Congratulations all 2021 graduates! While you go on to amazing things, we'll be here, crossing our fingers that we can start traveling again next school year! Wistful throwback to our 2015 Alternative Spring Break to Friendship Park Borderfield State Park on the San Diego-Tijuana border.
02/02/2021
Moab alt breakers will recognize this row of rainwater cisterns!
Moab: We are hiring a 450 hour AmeriCorps Permaculture Initiative Assistant. +/- 8 hours a week, you don't have to be a student to apply. Apply your skills to help us further our positive community impact!
Who can spot our Alt Breaks director doing some good for another program! Be like Bryce and support SNAC's Aggie Funded campaign! https://www.usu.edu/aggiefunded/snac/index
01/26/2020
During Alt Breaks 2015, 2016, and 2017, USU alt breakers worked hard in this garden alongside its caretaker, Daniel Watman. The US side was recently and unexpectedly bulldozed, but volunteers and community members stood up for the space and were allowed to replant this weekend.
Volunteers replant uprooted garden at U.S.-Mexico border Volunteers, and some U.S. Border Patrol agents, began to replant the U.S. side of the Tijuana-San Diego binational garden that was bulldozed by federal authorities earlier this month.
Reminder that our Fall Break applications close this Friday! If you are interested in spending a weekend in Moab learning all about sustainability apply asap! The link is in our bio or our previous post.