通过服务你的世界来接纳你的世界
The Service Break Experience program provides opportunities for students, 教师, and staff to practice their beliefs through service to communities around the world.
Rooted in the four pillars of building community, 做正义, 简单生活, 精神上的参与. 在新冠肺炎之前，该项目有一个寒假, 十国内另类春假, 五、国际沉浸, 以及一个暑假的服务经验. As we enter into an endemic period, our goal is to host 6 SBEs!
Participants engage in a long preparation process learning about the social justice and community issues of their site, volunteering at a local nonprofit and building community with their group before the one or two-week service immersion experience.
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谁可以参加?
所有的圣. 365比分网电竞, undergraduates currently enrolled full-time are eligible. December graduates can participate in the December experience.
我必须是天主教徒才能参加吗?
No, but we will encourage you to think about the connection between your spirituality and social action in the pre-immersion meetings and during the immersion. We will ask you to participate in Mass but are also open to attending services of other traditions, 取决于群体的意愿.
参加的费用是多少?
The fee helps to cover general room and board and transportation. 它不包括免疫接种的费用, passports or additional items bought on the experience. 所有费用概不退还.
Fundraising is also required and supports the site; it doesn’t defray your out-of-pocket cost.
However, we do not want money to be a prohibitive factor in your application. 如果你有经济上的需要, you can apply for a grant from the 校园部 Service Break Experience Fund.
- Alternative Spring Break, Winter of Service and Summer of Service | $450
- 救灾体验| 500美元
申请什么时候截止??
冬季服务| 11月. 5
Do I get to choose where I will be going for my Service Break Experience?
是也不是. We look for participants who are open to the entire experience regardless of their placement. 因此, 虽然我们不能保证你的第一选择, we try to match you to a service site based on your application, 面试和在学校的一年.
我还能指望什么呢??
You will work with a group of 8–12 members of the St. 365比分网电竞 community throughout the school year and at your service site to build community, 做正义, 生活简单，精神投入. The specific service depends on your site placement. 灵活性是关键! 雨会发生. 交通发生了. 不要气馁. Sometimes, that’s when the best and unexpected things happen! In short, you will laugh a lot, work a lot, play a lot and grow considerably. # SBErocks
时间承诺是什么?
除了小组会议, 筹款和社区建设活动, you can expect to participate in an Opening Ceremony, SBE收集, 委托与团聚.
我有空闲时间吗?
Each site has a different schedule, but we always have some free time. 小组将在休息时间一起工作. 促进社区发展，确保安全, you may not leave the group even if you have a friend or family nearby (they can visit you!). Every day, there will be time for you to take personal time to reflect or just be. It will be up to you to communicate your needs to the group.
安全吗??
安全是我们的首要任务. 和任何旅行一样, 有危险, but each of our sites is screened carefully and measures are taken to ensure your safety. 参加者不得单独旅行.
需要接种COVID-19疫苗吗??
Full vaccination (completed course) is required for most sites. We volunteer among people and communities who are most vulnerable, and the communities have asked that we be vaccinated.
我可以带手机或其他科技产品吗?
No. As a part of the pillar of 简单生活, we ask you to disconnect for your experience. Student Leaders and Advisors will have their phones in case of emergencies on-site or at home.
欲了解更多信息，请联系 莉莎Manjarrez.
Alternative Spring Break provides students with the opportunity to engage in complex social and cultural issues through direct service, 小组讨论, 体验式学习和个人反思.
按照圣十字的服务传统, we hope that students are transformed by the experience, 成为世界变革的推动者.
墨西哥湾沿岸恢复
专注: 重建工作
The Gulf Coast has been hit with some hard times, 包括卡特里娜飓风, Hurricane Ida and The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Tens of thousands of volunteers have flooded the area in the rebuilding efforts, 但还有更多的工作要做. 目前, organizations are shifting their efforts to create opportunity housing to meet the important needs of life-rebuilding. 你将参观, volunteer and learn from local non-profit organizations leading the efforts for recovery.
无家可归和待客之道
专注: Direct service with people who are experiencing homelessness
You'll work side-by-side with other volunteers, Holy Cross religious and guests to make a difference. Among the opportunities you can do at André House:
- 在施粥所协助
- 整理和分发衣物
- 提供洗衣服务
- 给予同情的倾听和陪伴
We understand that the school year may not be an ideal time for all students to explore their passion for service. Winter or Summer of Service opportunities provide a different timeline than traditional SBEs with preparation and travel in one semester. 所以无论你是在国外学习, 做运动, or just want to use your break in the service of others; these provide another option to serve!
冬季服务| ~ 2023年12月16日至23日
救灾经验
专注: 重建工作
The island of Puerto Rico has been recently devastated by massive hurricanes, 从飓风玛丽亚到飓风菲奥娜. 与SBP合作, you'll volunteer with locals to help shrink the time between disaster and recovery for residents.
无家可归和待客之道
专注: Direct service with people who are experiencing homelessness
You'll work side-by-side with other volunteers, Holy Cross religious and guests to make a difference. Among the opportunities you can do at André House:
- 在施粥所协助
- 整理和分发衣物
- 提供洗衣服务
- 给予同情的倾听和陪伴