Alternative Spring Break: Applications Due 11/25

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:02:55 -0500

Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a 6-day immersive experience offered through the Center for Democracy and Civic Life. The program takes place in Baltimore to foster sustainable connections and lay the groundwork for long-term collective civic action. The dates for ASB 2020 are March 15th - 20th.

As an ASB participant, you will develop skills that can help you reflect on experiences; share, solicit, and make use of stories; build community; work in partnerships; and analyze approaches to problem-solving to identify what works, and what else is possible. 100% of the participants in ASB 2019 said they had learned skills they could use in their own communities, including UMBC, and left them confident that they can make a difference.

ASB 2020 group experiences will focus on:

Nutritional Equity (led by Tristen Griffith and Faith Davis)

Housing Access and Homefulness (led by Ashley Amundsen and Chandler Jenkins)

Creative Expression and Community Empowerment (led by Joshua Gray and Hager Younes)

You can find information, including in-depth topic descriptions, and access the application here. The application is due November 25, 2019 by 11:59 p.m.

For more information, contact Pat Michael, Community Civic Engagement Intern, Center for Democracy and Civic Life: pmich1@umbc.edu.