RIT's Alternative Break Program allows students to connect with communities around the world and work to co-create change. Students who participate spend five to nine days learning about critical challenges facing communities, interacting with local leaders, and performing short-term projects with community agencies.
Since its inception in 2010, the Alternative Break program has:
- Engaged 535 student volunteers
- Logged 13,916 hours of service
- Served 26 cities
- Had $341,190 total economic impact
In 2026, 40 Tigers will be traveling to perform service in the following areas:
- Common Ground Relief: Restoring coastlines in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity: Building homes and supporting the community in Punta Gorda, Florida
- American Hiking Society: Preserving protected lands in Williamsburg, Virginia
- Serve901: Addressing food insecurity in Memphis, Tennessee
Students who participate in the service trips are responsible for funding their trip costs which include airfare, ground transportation, food, lodging, and other expenses the trip may incur. All gifts go directly to the Alternative Break Program to support student travel costs for this year and in the future.
Make your gift to Alternative Break today and help our students impact the world!
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