Florida State Alternative Breaks

Who We Are

Florida State Alternative Breaks is a program comprised of students who resist the idea of the expected, “normal,” or status quo by building authentic relationships with community leaders, supporting community-identified service initiatives, and challenging impersonal systems of competition and division anywhere they are found. FSAB has a mission to create change and a vision to do so through Active Citizen Leadership.

Overview

Since 1995, Florida State Alternative Breaks has been empowering service-minded and community-oriented students to lead short-term service experiences in communities across the southeast United States. Each year FSAB sponsors 3-5 weekend and week-long service experiences during the fall and spring semesters.

FSAB is guided by student facilitators who execute an alternative break from planning all the way to the service experience. These students are supported by center staff members, including a program coordinator and graduate assistant (Sasha Smith, shs21c@fsu.edu).

Upcoming Trips

In  Spring of 2025, Florida State Alternative Breaks intends to offer three alternative break opportunities in different areas of the Southeast region and pertaining to different interest areas. Two of these trips will take place in Eustis, Florida at a sleepaway camp for terminally ill children. FSAB participants will have the opportunity to be volunteers at the camp on the weekends of Feb. 21-23 and Mar. 21-23.

Applications for the February Weekend will close Feb. 10 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

Applications for the March Weekend will close Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

The remaining trip will take place during spring break, which runs from Saturday, March 8 to Sunday, March 16. Our Spring break trip will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, where we will stay at a volunteer lodge and spend time doing service in sustainability, education and community outreach.

The application deadline for spring break trips is Feb. 17 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

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Facilitator Application

Students are able to apply in the summer and fall semester of the academic year to facilitate alternative break experiences the following fall and spring. When selected as facilitators, students will be prepared through one-on-one meetings, in-person group discussions with curriculum on service learning and active citizenship, and supplemental Canvas materials which can be accessed below. 

Service Leadership Canvas Page

Unsure if you want to become an FSAB member, facilitator, or coordinator, but don’t want to miss out on future opportunities? Join the Service Leadership Canvas page. You can complete the Facilitator Development program at your own pace to see if FSAB might be right for you. To join the page, click the link below and select, “Enroll in this course.”

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