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Honors Alternative spring Break (HASB) 2014

Honors Alternative spring Break (HASB) 2014. Info Sessions – 10/22 & 10/24. HASB Leadership. Director : Steven Hong Assistant Director : Katelyn Weber Team Leaders : Chase Adams, Victoria DeRosa , Sheila Lehmann, Neel Reddy, Karen Roones , Sukriti Toteja , Kori Wallace.

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Honors Alternative spring Break (HASB) 2014

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  1. Honors Alternative spring Break (HASB) 2014 Info Sessions – 10/22 & 10/24

  2. HASB Leadership • Director: Steven Hong • AssistantDirector: Katelyn Weber • Team Leaders: Chase Adams, Victoria DeRosa, Sheila Lehmann, Neel Reddy, Karen Roones, SukritiToteja, Kori Wallace

  3. What is an Alternative Break? “An alternative break is a trip where a group of college students engage in volunteer service, typically for a week. …Each trip has a focus on a particular social issue, such as poverty, education reform, refugee resettlement, and the environment. Students learn about the social issues and then perform week-long projects with local non-profit organizations.” (BreakAway)

  4. What makes HASB and Alt Breaks Unique? • HASB is student led and developed • Drug and alcohol-free experiences • Heavy emphasis on group and individual reflection • Working with a diverse group of people from UConn • Strive for social change

  5. Past HASB • OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS!! • Affiliated with Honors Council and the Honors Program • Our past trips include: • Pearlington, MS – 2008 • New Orleans, LA – 2009 • Immokalee, FL – 2010 • New Orleans, LA – 2011 • Dungannon, VA – 2012 • Mobile, AL – 2013

  6. HASB 2014 • Where: Beards Fork, WV (Southern Appalchia) • When: Spring Break • Friday evening: March 15, 2014 • Saturday evening: March 22, 2014 • Social Focus: • Extreme rural poverty and education • Low-income housing • Working with disadvantaged peoples • Isolationism

  7. Why Appalachia? • Very isolated and neglected part of the United States • Very little media coverage • According to the 2010 Census, • Beards Fork’s population – 199 people • 74 households • Coal town

  8. Southern Appalachia Labor School The mission of the Southern Appalachian Labor School (SALS) is to provide education, research, and linkages for working class and disenfranchised peoples in order to promote understanding, empowerment, and change. The Southern Appalachian Labor School is committed to developing a real comprehension of the social, economic, and legal structures which affect the lives of the Appalachian People. www.sals.info

  9. What will we do? • YouthBuild • provides education, counseling and job skills to unemployed young American adults (between ages 16 and 24), generally high school dropouts. • Gaining job experience learning construction skills • Working towards through GED/high school diploma • Construction Work • Total Rehabilitation of Coal Homes • New Home Construction • Minor Rehabilitation

  10. Logistics - Travel • Travelling by luxury coach bus – 10 hours and 45 minutes!

  11. Logistics - Living • Staying in SALS Community Center • Former elementary school/church • Has kitchen, WiFi, hot showers, bunk-beds, • We will be cooking our own meals!

  12. Tentative Itinerary • Friday Night –Saturday Morning: Travel (11 Hrs.) • Saturday/Sunday: Fun activities, Group Bonding, SALS Orientation • Mon-Thurs: Site-Work • Friday: Site-Work, Evening Fun Activity, leave for UConn • Saturday: Return to UConn

  13. Cost • Includes food during the week, transportation, living accommodations, group bonding supplies, etc. • Comes to ~$450-$475 (TENTATIVELY) • USG Funding • Donation Days – (Insomnia, Mooyah’s, Froyo) • Donations from friends & family • Other fundraisers! Lowering the Cost!

  14. Typical Spring Break Cost… $1200!!

  15. Application Process • Fill-Out Application (Completely!) • Submit $100 Non-Refundable Deposit • ApplicationandDeposit must be submitted before your name is on the HASB 2014 Participant List • First-Come, First-Serve: 43 available spots • Applications can be submitted to: • Honors Office (ROWE/CUE 419) • Buckley Honors Office • Application deadline: Friday, November 8, 2013

  16. Don’t take our word for it…let’s hear from the team leaders

  17. Contact Info • This powerpoint will be on our website: www.uconnhasb.com • Contact us at: uchasb@gmail.com

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