Join Alternative Spartan Breaks in volunteering on a winter week long experience! Keep checking our website and Instagram for additional winter experiences & dates being added throughout the fall semester.

Team Leader Application

About the Program:

This organization is dedicated to enhancing well-being, youth development, and community support through diverse programs. They offer services like fitness and wellness classes, youth sports, child care, and inclusive community events. The organization’s mission is to create a welcoming environment that supports physical, mental, and social growth for all.

Trip Overview:

Volunteers will contribute by assisting in youth sports, wellness activities, and child care programs. Additional duties may include organizing community events, maintaining program areas, and engaging with members to support the mission of inclusivity and health.

Why Participate?

Volunteering offers:

• Impact: Help promote healthy lifestyles and inclusive activities for all ages.

• Growth: Develop leadership, event planning, and outreach skills.

• Connection: Build relationships while fostering a healthy, connected community.

About the Program:

This organization provides essential resources to help refugees and immigrants achieve independence, rebuild their lives, and integrate into new communities. They offer comprehensive services, including housing support, job training, educational programs, youth services, and health initiatives.

Trip Overview:

As a volunteer, you’ll engage in meaningful projects like organizing community resources, assisting with educational programs, and helping families with resettlement. Volunteers also have opportunities to support youth programs and provide hands-on aid for individuals and families adjusting to a new life.

Why Participate?

• Impact: Directly support families in their journey toward self-sufficiency and stability.

• Growth: Learn about the resettlement process and develop skills in cross-cultural communication and social services.

• Connection: Build relationships with dedicated community members and make a lasting difference in the lives of new arrivals.

About the Program:

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. Volunteers are immersed in the local culture, learning from experts and engaging in meaningful community work.

Trip Overview:

Volunteers participate in service projects like community outreach, supporting youth development programs, and working with local nonprofits on impactful projects. Trips include group housing, guidance from local experts, and opportunities for cultural exploration.

Why Participate?

• Impact: Directly contribute to community-driven projects addressing critical social issues.

• Growth: Develop teamwork, leadership, and community-building skills.

• Connection: Build meaningful relationships while learning from community leaders and like-minded volunteers.

About the Program:

This program focuses on sustainable development projects that support environmental health, women’s empowerment, and traditional arts. Volunteers work with local leaders to promote community self-sufficiency through initiatives like clean stove installations, reforestation, and educational workshops.

Trip Overview:

Volunteers will participate in hands-on projects such as building eco-friendly stoves, planting trees, and supporting community-based educational efforts. Activities aim to strengthen environmental practices and provide essential resources for long-term community well-being.

Why Participate?

• Impact: Support sustainable practices that improve quality of life.

• Growth: Gain insight into community-led development and environmental health.

• Connection: Build meaningful connections with community members and other volunteers.