Where Do We Go?

Winter Break Outreach Trip Info 

Would you like to help Puerto Rico recover from devastating hurricanes and other storms?  Then you will want to apply for our winter break trip, where we partner with Community Collaborations, International to help communities in Puerto Rico recover and rebuild.  Work includes working with the national parks, local farmers, and more. (approximate cost is $1,700)

Service in Appalachia:

Want to get away from the Domain but get to know and work with our Cumberland Plateau community? Then you’ll want to take part in our spring break trip to Mountain T.O.P., a home repair program based in Grundy County. (approximate cost is $500)

Service in New York City:

Interested in healthcare and in particular about serving the needs of our sisters and brothers living with HIV/AIDS and other terminal or chronic illnesses?  Then you’ll want to take part in our outreach program to New York, where we will work with community partners- such as God’s Love We Deliver, who serve clients facing challenges around food insecurity while overcoming community barriers and stigmas.  (approximate cost is $1,300)

Service in Quito, Ecuador:

Ready to put your faith into action?  Our work with Education = Hope is rooted in our Episcopal identity; however, any and all students (regardless of faith or no faith) are welcome and encouraged to apply.  E=H supports holistic educational opportunities to children, with the aim to break the cycle of poverty and impact future generations. (approximate cost is $2,600)

Community collaboration in Selma, AL:

Eager to be a part of a new community partnership in a place at the heart of the Voting & Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.?  Then you’ll want to join us for our third annual outreach trip to Selma, AL.  This trip is a part of a multifaceted curricular and co-curricular program and partnership with community organizations in and around Selma.  (approximate cost is $800)

Environmental rebuilding and Hurricane Katrina relief work in New Orleans, LA:

Want to help restore and rebuild wetlands in coastal Louisiana as well as work with New Orleans communities to rebuild after hurricanes?  Interested in learning about the intersection of racial and environmental injustices and their impact on community well-being?  Then you’ll want to be a part of our outreach program in New Orleans where we work with organizations such as lowernine.org as well as Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana.  (approximate cost is $900)

Supporting environment education in Costa Rica (CIVC/GLBL 200: Field Studies in Global Community Engagement: Food Systems in Costa Rica*:

Interested in learning about food systems, sustainability, organic farming, and environmental justice?  If so, then you’ll love our partnership with Community Collaborations, International who partners with local farmers in rural Costa Rica to build more sustainable and empowered local communities.  (approximate cost is $2,600)

*This experience is a 2-credit-bearing course.