We're a group of students at UW-Madison who plan service learning trips for our fellow Badgers! We offer trips during Winter and Spring Breaks.
The WUD Alternative Breaks Committee plans service learning trips across the country for UW-Madison students. All of our trips take place during either Winter or Spring Break, but we also plan issue and service events during the school year. If you're interested in being a part of the committee or doing service work with us, check out our page at: http://www.union.wisc.edu/altbreaks
Follow us on twitter! @WUDAltBreaks
04/04/2024
Hey everybody! With Earth Day fast approaching, your favorite club AltBreaks isn’t forgetting about it! We are collabing with Mountaineering on a fun service day to Devil’s Lake. Sign up at the link in our linktree, we would love to see you there!
11/29/2022
Read this new Union blog post featuring 2 returned trip participants talking about their experiences on their service learning trips last spring break! And UW-Madison students keep your eyes out for the 2023 Spring Break trip applications opening soon!!!!
Students Celebrate Spring Break by Giving Back | Terrace Views Students Celebrate Spring Break by Giving Back Posted By terraceviews-admin on Nov 29, 2022 | By: Ava McNarney For one week every spring, thousands of undergrads flock to the beach in search of respite from the day-to-day of college life. But that isn’t the only way to spend the week, especially f...
07/16/2020
05/17/2020
There is still time to apply! This is a great opportunity to gain leadership experience, better your communication skills, and make new friends!
04/24/2020
Apply to be one of two ADs for the alt breaks committee!!
We are currently looking for an Associate Director of Programming and an Associate Director of Outreach! No committee experience is necessary!
Apply today! Application will close May 20th and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
Associate Director applications for the 2020-2021 school year are now open! Support a WUD committee, and build your resume through programming events for students, by students.
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Apply here: http://bit.ly/WUDLeadership
04/18/2020
Apply now to be a 2020-2021 Associate Director of Alternative Breaks!
This is a great opportunity to engage with campus, gain leadership skills, and make new friends! No past alt breaks my experience is required!
Get more information and apply at:
https://union.wisc.edu/get-involved/wud/applications/
04/17/2020
04/13/2020
Last winter we sent a group of ten students to St. Louis to work with an organization named LifeWise to learn about food insecurity and how it can affect one’s life, an issue that has been gaining awareness exponentially in the past few weeks. Food insecurity can come in different forms but, in general it is the lack of consistent access to food. In this time of crisis as more and more people find themselves out of work or on reduced hours the number of people pushed into food insecurity has increased dramatically. This brief from Feeding American discusses the impact of the corona-virus on food insecurity. This is the perfect time to research your local food bank and see if they need help or donate to national organizations like Feeding America. With everyone staying home to flatten the curve many food banks are facing a lack of volunteers when they need it the most. Second Harvest in Wisconsin is currently looking for care box packaging volunteers where so they can deliver food to vulnerable populations that cannot leave their homes, all of their volunteers stay at least six feet from each other when packaging to stay safe.
https://hungerandhealth.feedingamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Brief_Covid-and-Food-Insecurity-3.30.pdf
04/06/2020
More information on Second Harvest's website:
https://www.secondharvestmadison.org/volunteer/care-box-assembly-volunteer-opportunity
04/06/2020
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