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).
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 materials. Applications are currently closed.
