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Alternative Spring Break

Alternative Spring Break is an immersive week of hands-on service, leadership building, and relationship building supplemented with education and reflection that highlights our ICARE Values.

Students volunteer with community organizations that address critical social issues, such as affordable housing, environmental conservation, youth education, and sustainable agriculture. Through meaningful action, reflection, and education, our volunteers explore new places and cultures, work with people from different communities, and build problem-solving and leadership skills for the future.

Interested in supporting Alternative Spring Break? You can make a gift to help to offset operational expenses and allow more students to participate.

View highlights from the 2024 Alternative Spring Break trip to Sevier County, TN:

students smiling in a group photo on the alternative spring break trip — Smoky Mountains Boys and Girls Club: Seymour Campus

students smiling in a group photo on the alternative spring break trip — Seven Islands State Park Bird Sanctuary

students smiling in a group photo on the alternative spring break trip — Smoky Mountains National Park, Metcalf Bottoms

students smiling in a group photo on the alternative spring break trip — My People Senior Activities Center

students smiling in a group photo on the alternative spring break trip — My People Senior Activities Center

students smiling in a group photo on the alternative spring break trip

View highlights from the 2023 Alternative Spring Break trip to Pigeon Forge, TN:

tiffin students at a bird sanctuary smiling with park ranger — Day 1: 7 Islands State Birding Park

students smiling outside of a food pantry — Day 2: Sevier County Food Ministries

tiffin students with bags of trash outdoors — Day 3: Smoky Mountain cleanup

student smiling with a group of members at the senior center — Day 4: My People Senior Activity Center

students smiling outside a senior center — Day 4: My People Senior Activity Center

students smiling outside of the boys and girls club — Day 5: Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains

students in downtown gatlinburg — TU Students enjoying time in Downtown Gatlinburg

View highlights from the 2022 Alternative Spring Break trip to Gatlinburg, TN:

TU Students cleaning up trash outside — Trash clean up in the Great Smokey Mountains

students with the staff smiling at a food bank — Day of assisting Seiver County Food bank

TU students at the bird sanctuary in tennesee — Clean up and habitat restoration at 7 Islands State Park and Bird Sanctuary

students smiling in Gatlinburg Tennessee — Students enjoying time in Downtown Gatlinburg

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Read about the trip