Alternative Breaks at UCLA is a program within the Community Service Commission (CSC) which sends small groups of UCLA undergraduate students to communities within the United States to engage in meaningful service during their academic year breaks. Our goal is to create globally conscious active citizens through immersive student experiences that promote the values of service and community.

We offer winter and spring break trips. Students perform short term projects for community agencies and learn about issues facing those communities. Alternative Breaks provides a safe space for you to share your thoughts, participate in dialogue, experience new food and attractions, share stories, make friends, serve the community, reflect, and take action. As a result, individuals grow as leaders while learning about social justice issues during their immersive service experience. Alternative Breaks is great for students who are passionate about social justice looking to spend their break on a productive and interactive service-learning experience.

Immerse yourself with fellow passionate and dedicated Bruins for a week that defies the stereotypical break. 

2019-2020 Sites:

Winter Break Sites

• Destigmatizing Mental Health: Ending the Silence Around the Taboo [San Francisco, California]
• Why Institutions Matter: Root Causes of Food Insecurity [Austin, Texas]

Spring Break Sites

• Melting Ice and Rising Seas: Combating the Climate Crisis [Anchorage, Alaska]
• Orange is the New Black: The Modern Day Fight for Civil Rights Against Mass Incarceration [San Francisco, California]
• The Lost Youth: Understanding the Causes and Solutions for Youth Homelessness [Seattle, Washington]
• Count Them While You Can: Preserving Wildlife Within Our Borders [Phoenix, Arizona]

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