The S.O.U.L.S. Alternative Break Programs offer students the opportunity to engage in meaningful service during winter and spring break.

Local Alternative Spring Break

Suffolk sponsors a local Alternative Spring Break, for those who are unable to participate in a week long traveling program or wish to stay closer to Boston. 

Alternative Spring Break

The Alternative Spring Break trip kicked off its first year in 1998 with 12 students and the program has continued to grow with nearly 130 students, faculty and staff participating in this coming spring break trip. Applications to participate are due in October to be eligible for the March trip.  Look for fliers in the halls and dates on our website.  If you have experience with this sort of trip, student leaders are recruited in April through the S.O.U.L.S. Community Service and Service Learning Center in D209.  ASB Group Leader applications for academic year 2011-2012 are currently being accepted until 4/12/11 at 5pm. 

Past  participants have worked with Habitat for Humanities in El Paso, TX and Community Collaborations in Waveland, MS to volunteer in communities that were affected by poverty and natural disaster. The Suffolk volunteers participated in diverse reconstruction and volunteer support activities including; debris removal, tree removal, construction, sheetrock hanging, painting, building repairs, floor installation, window installation, organizing donated items, and preparing meals.

Alternative Winter Break

The deadline for applications for the 2011-2012 trip to El Salvador has passed.

Our Alternative Winter Break offers a unique experience to travel to El Salvador and work on projects that are important to the residents of the villages who will host the group.  This past winter break, 13 students, and 5 faculty and staff members participated in the trip and had an amazing experience learning about the Salvadoran culture first hand.  Through their hard work and fundraising, they were able to build a wall for an outdoor stage where festivals in the village are held.  In conjunction with this program, twice a year we collect supplies for the communities in El Salvador.  Donations can be dropped off in S.O.U.L.S. in April and October. As part of Alternative Winter Break, Suffolk offers a class with Professor Chris Rodriguez which examines the history of El Salvador. 

For more information on any of these programs, contact the S.O.U.L.S. Center.