BG Alternative Breaks: Spring Trips

BG Alternative Breaks (bGAB) is a student-led program within the Center for Community and Civic Engagement that prepares groups of students to collaborate with communities experiencing social injustices by learning about, providing direct service for, and reflecting on a specific social issue. bGAB provides students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a culture of service and allows students to a create positive change on trips during fall and spring breaks. Since 2013, when bGAB was founded by Maddi Georgoff '15, the program has sent out 319 students on 27 trips, dedicating 8,852 hours of direct service to community partners.

bGAB is raising funds for our upcoming spring break trips this March to lower the total cost of the trip. bGAB believes that every student should have the opportunity to participate in an alternative break experience no matter their financial situation. With your support, bGAB can continue to provide these immersive and impactful opportunities while empowering all students to become active global citizens. 

Check Out Our Spring Break 2018 Trips:

Living off the Grid: Sustaining the Earth - Boone, NC 

Participants will explore how environmental stewardship strengthens communities at the Woodland Harvest Mountain Farm that focuses on growing and sustaining all of their own food and energy.

Refugee Resettlement – Richmond, VA  

On this trip, we will join the International Rescue Committee in their resettlement efforts in Richmond, VA, to resettle, employ, integrate, and educate refugees.  

Conserving Carolina - Hendersonville, NC 

This trip will engage in service for habitat restoration, trail work, and a concentrated effort in improving the upkeep of the Hendersonville area.