UC San Diego Alternative Breaks

07/25/2020

Check out Tod's amazing project Triton & Spoon: cooking videos geared towards students! Tod's videos feature unique recipes that allow for flexibility with ingredients and techniques- perfect for students who may not have specialty ingredients on hand or who feel like experimenting. See what Tod has made so far by following on Instagram!

Alternative Breaks is so excited about Tod's efforts to make cooking more accessible and more fun for students- especially in a time when cooking is essential and a lot of us have time to try out new recipes! 🍽

05/28/2020

Sunshine for Seniors, an initiative between Alternative Breaks and UCSD Community Service Transportation was recently featured on 10news! ☀️

In collaboration with St. Paul’s Senior Services, Sunshine for Seniors is an effort to combat the loneliness seniors may be feeling during this time. UCSD’s goal is to send 1000 cards to seniors by June 15! Visit https://ucsdsunshine4seniors.weebly.com to join the effort!

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/ucsd-students-start-program-to-combat-senior-loneliness

The coronavirus pandemic is preventing many seniors in skilled nursing facilities from seeing their families. UCSD students are working to help combat their loneliness with their Sunshine 4 Seniors project.

05/26/2020

Congratulations to Pamela Elguezabal , Site Leader for AB Public Health, for being CSI’s 2020 Individual Changemaker of the Year!! 🌟
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The Community Service Individual Changemaker of the Year Award recognizes a student who has emerged as a leader within a Center for Student Involvement program or registered organization who has created change within a specific social justice issue and the impacted community. This award values innovation, collaboration, leadership, and passion for changemaking.
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Pamela is a champion of migrant rights and support. In 2018, Pamela began volunteering at Casa del Migrante, a shelter which provides basic needs, legal support, healthcare, and other services for deportees and asylum seekers. To date, Pamela has volunteered at the shelter for approximately 300 hours, performing tasks including briefing new deportees, redirecting phone calls, and helping at the entrance and kitchen.

05/20/2020

Alternative Breaks is so proud of Yazmin Arambula's efforts to examine the healthcare coverage of UCSD students! Her work surveying students has allowed her to identify the share of students that rely on UC SHIP or other insurance plans and the struggles students face in using their health insurance. This knowledge will allow her to voice concerns about UC SHIP to administration and help better inform students about their benefits. Yazmin is creating infographics for students to more easily understand what UC SHIP covers and how to receive assisted healthcare coverage.

We are so excited about Yazmin's initiative to help students understand their health insurance, especially in a time when healthcare is so essential across the world! 🏥

05/15/2020

Check out Rebecca's innovative initiative to decrease waste at UCSD! Sustainability for the Everyday Person is aimed at eliminating the need for single use plastic bottles by providing large dispensers of shampoo, conditioner, soap, softeners, and lotion at UCSD markets for students to refill their own reusable bottles. The project is set to launch Winter 2021 and aims to help UCSD reach its zero waste goal.

We applaud Rebecca's efforts to address the needs for sustainable solutions and her passion for helping us all decrease our environmental footprint! 🌎

05/13/2020

AB is so inspired by Carol Alvarez for creating The Children's Bookshelf, a space for children and parents to listen to children's books read aloud on instagram live! This project promotes literacy by providing children with access to books digitally, read in English and Spanish. Follow on Instagram and tune in every Monday and Friday at 1pm to enjoy stories in English, and join Carol on Wednesdays at 1pm for stories read in Spanish!

We are so pround of Carol's efforts to bring the power of books to children in San Diego and across the world! 📚

04/21/2020

So inspired by Professor Carolyn Kurle's efforts to connect students with the natural world as a way to make them passionate about protecting the environment! We are so grateful for your expertise and dedication to AB Sustainability and look forward to returning to Iceland! 🌎🌱

https://biology.ucsd.edu/about/news/article_042220.html

UC San Diego Biological Sciences UC San Diego Changemakers

Conservationist leverages immersion in nature to help save the planet