The Daily Bulletin

The Civic and Community Engagement’s Alternative Break program hosts community service trips for Buffalo State students during winter, spring, and summer break. Alternative Break trips incorporate direct service, social issue and social justice education, reflection, and community building throughout the week with the aim of creating positive social change and building leadership and active citizenship skills in students.  

Two service trips are being offered for winter break (December 15–21) with an application deadline of Friday, October 13.

• Fighting Poverty, Creating Opportunity in Niagara Falls, NY
  Over 50 percent of the population of Niagara Falls lives below the poverty line. Students will volunteer, take action, and work alongside nonprofits who are organizing for change and better opportunities for the community. Service projects include community organizing and outreach, preparing and serving community dinners, and rehabilitating homes.
   
• Striving for Housing and Food Security in Washington D.C.
  Homelessness and lack of access to healthful, affordable food is a real concern for one in five residents of Washington D.C. Students will be part of the volunteer work being done with organizations like Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen to alleviate and solve issues of homelessness and hunger in the nation’s capital. Service projects include sorting food donations, delivering meals to individuals who are homebound, and preparing meals for community programs. 

More information is available on the website. To participate, students must complete the application process. Fundraising and scholarships are available. Students are encouraged to stop by South Wing 130, call 878-3919, or e-mail with questions or concerns.