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Many students are posed together in front of the Cascade in Atlanta on an Alternative Spring Break trip.

Alternative Spring Break

Since 2007, students from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ have dedicated their spring breaks to serving others in communities all over the country. Each year, a group led by a team of Augsburg students and staff partner with a local organization to serve the community. 

Students wearing red aprons, pose together at an Atlanta community service site during their Alternative Spring Break trip.
Alternative Spring Break—Atlanta
A student holds a plastic tray with 3 plates of food while two students pose at each side. A service project by the participants of the Alternative Spring Break trip to New York City.
Serving hot meals in New York City

A Look Back at Alternative Spring Break Destinations

2007 New Orleans

2008 New Orleans

2009 New Orleans

2010 Mobile, AL

2011 New Orleans

2012 Mobile, AL

2013 New Orleans

2014 Laredo, TX

2015 Mobile, AL

2016 Laredo, TX

2017 Almost Heaven, West Virginia

2018 Laredo, TX

2019 Birmingham, AL

2020 Taos, New Mexico – cancelled due to Covid shutdown

2021 Twin Cities (Covid restrictions)

2022 Albuquerque, NM

2023 New Orleans

2024 Nashville, TN

2025 Atlanta, GA

A collage of pictures with students posing for the camera as they stand outside a New York City church and pass out bags of individual hot meals to people from the community.
New York City

2026 New York, NY

Students stand at a table, preparing food as a community service in New York, NY on Alternative Spring Break.
Alternative Spring Break—New York