Spring Service Trip Deposit - Fall 2024
Valparaiso University Spring Break Service Trips provide students with a week-long service experience that exposes them to social, economic and cultural issues and conditions that impact the wellbeing of people and communities. Through direct service, experiential learning, group discussion, and personal reflection students learn behaviors and practices that prepare them for future leadership and service in church and society.
See below for more details.
When:
Trips take place the first week of spring break
(Saturday, March 1, 2025 - Saturday, March 8, 2025)
Cost:
$275 per participant (includes travel, meals/lodging, and the volunteer experience)
Important Dates:
- Applications Due: Monday, December 2, 2024
- Deposits ($100) Due: Monday, December 9, 2024
- Trip Assignments Announced: Mid-December
- Final Payment (Additional $175) Due: January 17, 2025
- Trip Departure Date: Either Saturday, March 1, 2025 or Sunday, March 2, 2025
- Trip Return Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Trip Locations and Details:
Faith-Based Trip - Eastern Tennessee
This trip will work with Lutheran Disaster Response in Eastern Tennessee to assist with disaster relief work primarily connected to Hurricane Helene.
Participants on this trip will participate in Christian faith-based reflection.
Fraternity & Sorority Life Trip - Wilmington, NC
This trip will work with the Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity around the Wilmington, North Carolina area to help build and rehabilitate more affordable housing options for working families.
This trip is open to any members of the fraternity and sorority community.
Hurricane Disaster Relief- Tampa, FL Area
In response to the devastation caused by hurricanes, this trip will partner with Community Collaborations International to help with disaster relief efforts mainly focused on assisting the local community recovery efforts.
Race, Environment, and Story - Chicago, Northwest Indiana, and Southwest Michigan
Explore the intersections of race, environment, and storytelling through learning and serving alongside organizations and communities on the cutting edge of social change in our own region. Serve through listening and learning, as well as by lending a hand in environmental justice and food access projects. We will stay together near the lakeshore, and enjoy an exclusive experience in Chicago related to our theme.
River and Waterways Clean-Up Trip - Memphis, TN
This trip will partner with Living Lands and Waters to aid with the clean-up efforts of McKellar Lake in Memphis, Tennessee, as part of a broader effort to clean up the Mississippi River. This week-long project includes exploring and cleaning the lake on foot and by boat, and collaborating with the staff/crew as well as students from other colleges.
If you have any questions please feel free to email Ryan.Cole@valpo.edu.
