Weeklong Experiences
​Join Alternative Spartan Breaks in volunteering on a winter weeklong experience! These experiences take place over the Michigan State University winter break. Experiences are across the nation and may require a maximum of 10-12 hours of driving as a team to reach your destination.
Foundations for Change
status: OPEN
program cost: $450
December 14th-20th
About the Organization:
​This organization creates service-learning trips that bring volunteers together to address pressing community challenges. Focus areas include homelessness, educational equity, poverty alleviation, food insecurity, civil rights, and youth development. Participants are immersed in the local culture and will complete service projects like community outreach, supporting youth development programs, and working with local nonprofits on impactful projects.
Move, Play, Serve
Status: OPEN
program cost: $450
December 14th-20th
About the Organizations:
​​This organization is a community-centered nonprofit that promotes holistic wellness through a wide array of programs for people of all ages. It offers health and fitness classes, aquatic programs, youth sports, enrichment camps, after-school care, and child development services. With an emphasis on nurturing spirit, mind, and body, it strives to make healthy living and personal growth accessible — providing financial assistance, varied youth programs, and seasonal camps to meet the needs of diverse families and individuals.
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This nonprofit is dedicated to building strength, stability, and self-reliance through affordable housing. It partners with individuals and families to construct, repair, and improve homes, empowering them to achieve independence through shelter. By engaging volunteers, local communities, and future homeowners in every stage of the process, it fosters dignity, sustainability, and hope. Through homebuilding projects, housing advocacy, and resource initiatives, it works to ensure that everyone has a safe, decent place to call home.
