Alternative Spring Breaks

Philadelphia - St Francis Inn 
Students will work in the St Francis Inn soup kitchen preparing meals, serving meals to guests, cleaning up, picking up donations and distributing clothing items to the needy. Students will stay in an apartment at the Inn during their stay. Their will be time for students to see some of the sights of Philadelphia. Focus on this trip is poverty.

Pine Ridge South Dakota - Lakota Indian Reservation
Students will work and stay on the Reservation during the week. We will be working on building projects in what is considered one of the poorest locations in the US. Students will learn about life on the reservation and the struggles that are presented each day. Focus on this trip is Native American poverty.

Arizona / Mexico Border - HEPAC Nogales
Students will have the opportunity to watch court proceedings for deportation, walk the migrant trail in Ajo Arizona placing bottles of water along the way for humanitarian efforts, meet migrants who have been deported on the Mexico side of the border and see the work volunteers are doing in the community of Nogales. Students will get a better understanding of life on the border. Focus on this trip is immigration.

Costa Rica - San Luis Community
Students will experience life in the San Luis Costa Rica community just down from the UGA Lodge. Students will live with residents in the community and then work on a local service project together. You will also take a nature hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest, take a night hike around the UGA facility, zipline the cloud forest and learn about coffee and chocolate production in the region. The focus on this trip is the environment.

Cuba - Havana
Students will stay with Franciscan Friars is Havana and learn about life in a communist country. They will discuss economics, faith and politics as it relates to life in Cuba before and after the revolution. Students will interact with members of the community and hear their stories and what their lives are like in Cuba, especially as it relates to college students.