Take a Break and Make a Difference

 

Take a Break and Make a Difference is an opportunity that allows students to spend not only their spring breaks, but also various weekends and other times during the academic year, learning about others as well as themselves. During these trips, students are immersed in a different environment to provide community service to those in need. As a team, students make a difference in the lives of others. Take a Break and Make a Difference is a signature program of the Community Service Center.

 

Click here for the 2009-2010 Take a Break and Make a Difference Application.

 

2009-2010 Trips

Maine, Camp Sunshine: November 13-15, 2009
Camp Sunshine supports children with life threatening illnesses and their families. The camp has the distinction of being the only program in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a life threatening illness on every member of the immediate family—the ill child, the parents, and the siblings. Since its inception, Camp Sunshine has provided a haven for over 30,000 individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Belize, St. John's Anglican School: January 6-14, 2010
The Central American country of Belize is a destination where you will work with school children at St. John’s Anglican School, participate in physical construction at the school and have the opportunity to partake in cultural activities and excursions.

Arizona, André House of Hospitality: January 9-16, 2010
André House, located in downtown Phoenix, is a house of hospitality that reaches out to those most in need by offering simple services like food, clothing, showers, blankets and shelter. Each day hundreds of people pass through their doors to help or be helped.

New York City: February 12-15, 2010
During Presidents Day weekend in February, you will volunteer with an organization that provides services to the homeless and poor in one of the five (5) boroughs – Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens or Staten Island.Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge: March 7-13, 2010
This yet-to-be determined domestic alternative spring break trip will be part of Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge program. You will spend the week building affordable homes for low income families and enjoying the culture of the region. Possible sites include West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina or South Carolina.

Tour de Service: March 8-10, 2010
While performing valuable community service right here in Southeastern MA, your volunteer projects may include working with young children, preserving our natural sea shores and serving meals to the homeless and poor.

Pennsylvania: April 16-19, 2010
During Patriots Day weekend in April, you will volunteer with an organization dedicated to preserving our natural resources in Pennsylvania.

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Take a look at our Take a Break pictures from 2008-09!

Belize

Honduras

MS Gulf Coast

Phoenix, AZ

 

Previous Trips

2008-09 Belize Honduras MS Gulf Coast Phoenix, AZ

2007-08 Belize Honduras MS Gulf Coast Bryan/College Station, TX

2006-07 Belize Honduras Hattiesburg, MS Harrisburg, PA Raleigh, NC

2005-06 Belize Camden, NJ

2004-05 Phoenix, AZ Hammond, LA

Last Modified: October 15, 2009