Each year the Center for Social Concerns sponsors Alternative Break Service Trips to depressed areas of the country. The trips are based on the four cornerstones of service, community, reflection, and simplicity.
The focus of these trips is to develop an awareness of social injustices and poverty, to serve others, and to reflect on those experiences through journal writing and group discussion. For more information, please call (814) 871-7434.
Trip: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Place: Hobe Sound, Florida
Habitat for Humanity brings families and communities in need together with volunteers to build quality, affordable housing. Participants work together to build a house for a deserving family.
Trip: THE URBAN CHALLENGE Place: NEW YORK CITY
Experience life in a big city and the many social injustices people contend with on a daily basis. Participants work in soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and community agencies.
Trip: BORDER AWARNESS EXPERIENCE Place: DOUGLAS ARIZONA, AQUA PRIETA, MEXICO
Immersion Experience
Participants will confront issues such as Latin American immigration, live simply on a Maquilla (factory worker) salary for one week, be house guests of Mexican families, and learn about economic alternatives, such as, coffee and sewing cooperatives.
Trip: LAKOTA SIOUX RESERVATION Place: WHITE HORSE, SOUTH DAKOTA
This trip travels to South Dakota to learn about the Lakota Sioux culture. Participants live on a Native American reservation and interact with members of the community. They also provide an after school program for the youth living on the Cheyenne River Reservation in White Horse. Opportunites to explore the beautiful landscape of the Western plains are also available.
109 University Square • Erie, Pennsylvania 16541-0001
1-800 GANNON-U (1-800-426-6668) or 814-871-7480
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