If you’re looking to make a difference in the lives of others, we offer several extended service experiences. Our Alternative Break Missions provide a unique opportunity to join with other GMercyU students, faculty and staff members in service projects around the country and around the world.
Whether you’re looking to stay in the U.S. or travel abroad, you’re sure to find an opportunity to perform worthwhile community service, while learning about cultural and social issues facing your host community. It's an experience you'll never forget, and one that you'll want to repeat again and again throughout your time here.
Campus Ministry Alternative Break Service Experiences
As part of our Alternative Break service program, the GMercyU Campus Ministry team offers service-immersion experiences during school breaks as part of a deep and lasting commitment to service. Students, faculty, and staff who participate in these experiences have nothing but positive feedback to offer.
ASB participants have a desire to:
This year's sites include: Baltimore, MD; Cincinnati, OH, and Laredo, TX (February 29 - March 7) as well as an experience in Benson, VT (May 17-22).
Interested? Please fill out this online application OR download an application (PDF) for more information. Note that applications are due January 15, 2020!
Through Campus Ministry, Alternative Spring Break students traveled to three different locations for a week of service and simple living.
LAREDO, TEXAS
Re-cap coming soon!
CINCINNATI, OHIO
In Cincinnati our students lived in Regina Hall, a Mercy convent with five wonderful sisters who invited them to be at home in their home for the week. They loved getting to know their host sisters and sharing family meals with them. From there they served in a variety of Mercy-sponsored ministries, witnessing the goodness of so many staff and committed volunteers who spend their days in the service of some of Cincinnati’s most vulnerable citizens. Sites included:
BENSON, VERMONT
Team Benson spent the week with three sisters of Mercy at Mercy Farm. Sisters Mary, Betty, and Holly modeled selflessness and servant leadership in beautiful ways each and every day! We began each day by learning about the importance of tending our earth's resources through a video series called “Awakening the Dreamer.” We discussed ways in which individuals and communities can positively impact the earth, preserving it for future generations. In the afternoons we visited local farms to offer assistance in a variety of ways.