Alternative Break participants serve children in need at the Friendship House in Washington, D.C.

Alternative Break Trip Issues

Locations and service projects may vary each year. However, listed below are a few examples of projects and issues Alternative Breaks may address.

• AIDS/HIV
• Affordable housing
• Disability concerns
• Environment/urban redevelopment
• Hunger/homelessness
• Hurricane disaster relief
• Immigration/refugee issues
• Refugee concerns
• Senior citizens
• Women & children
• Youth
  

2009 Trip Issues and Locations

• Hurricane Relief: Katrina Relief, Waveland, Mississippi
• Environment: Biscayne National Park, Florida City, Florida
• Homelessness/Hunger: Boston, Massachusetts
• ElderCare and Youth Education: Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
• Youth: Huchuy Yachaq Community Center, Cusco, Peru

2010 Trip Issues and Locations

• Youth: Orphanage Outreach, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic