ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK 2014
ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK MARKS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE Spring break for college students usually means a getaway to sandy beaches and warmer climates for the 20th year, many Howard University students spent their spring break completing service projects around the world instead. Nearly 400 Howard students volunteered 16,000 hours in Haiti, Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Memphis, New Orleans, and locally in Washington, D.C. Students volunteered from March 8-15, for the Alternative Spring Break program. In Chicago, students worked with organizations including, Downtown Advocacy and Donda’s House. The group also advocated for the implementation of gun control through petitioning, protesting and community engagement. In other cities, participants mentored students, helped lead sexual health workshops, worked with the homeless and those infected with HIV, and led other community projects. Since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, students have traveled to the Caribbean nation every year. Volunteers worked at the Haitian-American Caucus in Croix Des Bouquets. Volunteers learn ways to fight child slavery and domestic violence and work with the YWCA to conduct health screenings and workshops for young girls.