Howard University Alternative Spring Break

In 1994, Howard University Alternative Spring Break HUASB launched its first program on Howard's campus. About 12 students traveled to just one city Lumberton, North Carolina to extend a helping hand to those most in need and widen the aperture on the University's motto of truth and service.

Episode Transcript. Publishing Date August 27, 2024. A Legacy of Paying It Forward 30 Years of Howard's Alternative Spring Break 000000 Autumn Coleman Throughout the 30-year history of Alternative Spring Break, or ASB for short, Howard University students have demonstrated that community service does not have to be exclusively for your own community.

This year the Howard University Alternative Spring Break HUASB program is celebrating 31 years of continued service. Since 1994, HUASB has offered service learning opportunities in marginalized communities around the nation and the world. HUASB has been committed to serving communities in need and involving students in meaningful service

Howard University Alternative Spring Break HUASB, a week-long experience in which Howard students travel around the country and even across the globe to do service acts in varied communities, celebrates 30 years in 2024. This year's HUASB takes place March 310 and the theme is quotA Legacy of Paying it Forward 30 Years of Service.quot

Howard University's Office of the Dean of Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel organizes Alternative Spring Break ASB, as an annual opportunity for students to use their spring break to give back to communities around the nation. quotAlternative Spring Break came out of a need for service,quot says the Rev. Dr. Bernard L. Richardson, Dean of the

quotHoward University's Alternative Spring Break program is a life changing experience for our student participants who come from different parts of the world and the communities they serve,quot said Joseph Dillard B.A.'13, J.D.'16, Howard University's Assistant Dean of the Chapel, who leads the HUASB program.

Howard students pose for a photo while participating in the university's 2025 Alternative Spring Break program in Chicago. Photo courtesy of Charmeon Jones For the 31st year, Howard students across all majors and classifications boarded buses for its Alternative Spring Break ASB program in

This year the Howard University Alternative Spring Break HUASB program is celebrating 30 years of continued service. This year's theme is quotA Legacy of Paying it Forward 30 Years of Service.quot The Howard University ClubGreater Washington, D.C. celebrated and recognized students who are providing community service in Washington, D.C.

By Simone DenardSince 1994, Alternative Spring Break ASB has provided Howard students with the opportunity to serve numerous communities across the country during their spring break. This year, ASB sent more than 1,300 students to serve in 22 cities, including Buffalo, New York Detroit Memphis, Tennessee and Tampa, Florida.Howard sophomores Alexandria Fuller and Lauren McNair were both

Howard students will travel to 15 U.S. locations to address social justice issues during their spring break, March 5-12, 2022. The program is student-led, free of charge, and funded by donations from the annual Helping Hands Radiothon.