GW Alternative Breaks Program

01/11/2025

We had an amazing time volunteering with and being immersed in Costa Rica’s culture during Winter Break! 🇨🇷💚 Their insightful lessons regarding sustainable development and organic coffee farming are so memorable! ☕️🌱 Now it’s time to apply our knowledge to the greater GW community!

11/30/2021

Happy Giving Tuesday! GivingTuesday is a global day of giving during the season of giving. Alternative Breaks works with so many amazing organizations here in DC and across the country such as Martha’s Table, Mujeres de Islas, and Green Communities! Every year, Alternative Breaks fundraises money to send volunteers to the organizations to provide extra in-person labor and assistance when students are out of school. We also work closely with each non-profit to increase education and awareness surrounding the issue areas and the organizations themselves. Each organization focuses on a different important social issue in their region and all need any support available. Please consider donating directly to each of the organizations or to Alternative Breaks to help us support them. Any donation is really appreciated!

Alternative Breaks
Venmo:
Payment Portal Website: https://my.gwu.edu/mod/cse/

Green Communities: https://greencommunities-cr.org/donate/

Mujeres de Islas: https://www.mariafund.org/donate

Martha’s Table: https://marthastable.org/w-giving-tuesday/

06/15/2021

The application for Trip Leaders for 2021-2022 are open now! Alternative Breaks is an organization that promotes active citizenship and provide service learning opportunities. We are rebuilding our program for the upcoming 2021-2022 year and are looking for passionate individuals who would like to further educate themselves and lead a trip surrounding an issue area. The issue areas for this year are: Community Empowerment and Systemic Racism, Sustainability and Disaster Relief, Homelessness and Food Insecurity, and Immigration and Border Control. If these topics interest you in any way please consider applying! The link to the application is go.gwu.edu/altbreaksleader!!

06/14/2021

Alternative Breaks is looking for Executive Board Members for the upcoming 2021-2022 year!
We need an Executive chair, Finance Co-Chairs and a Leadership Development chair. The application is open now!! These are paid positions and joining Alternative Breaks is such an amazing way to get involved with student organizations on campus. Apply Now!!
http://go.gwu.edu/altbreakseboard ‼️‼️‼️

04/13/2021

On March 30, 2021, the Alternative Breaks family was joined by speakers from the Highland Support Project. This is the portion of the presentation by Ben Blevins, the CFO of the Highland Support Project. To find out more about the Highland Support Project, go to their website: https://highlandsupportproject.org/

04/06/2021

Our Coffee Guide! Check out these delicious recipes and learn how to compost ❤️☕️ There is still coffee from Green Communities in Costa Rica available! We ship for free 💌❤️

03/11/2021

Green Communities brings sustainable development to the Los Santos region of Costa Rica by converting conventional coffee farms into organic ecological coffee farms. With the involvement of student volunteers, Green Communities will protect the cloud forests, raise the economic status and awareness of ecology in local communities, while creating mediums for cultural exchange.

As a fundraiser for the Alternative Breaks program, you can order 1 lb bags of ground coffee from farms that have been converted to ecological agricultural techniques through the Green Communities' efforts and programming.

Deliveries can only be made within the United States.
To learn more about Green Communities, visit their website here: https://greencommunities-cr.org/

All orders should be received within 2-3 weeks of your order.

Here is the link to the order form: https://forms.gle/Qf59v5V5J5djhkJTA

03/11/2021

Haley on why you should apply to be on Alternative Breaks Eboard!

Applications close on Sunday. 💥this is a paid position💥

03/08/2021