Mizzou Alternative Spring Break

0: University of Missouri

1: Atlanta, GA 1

Year: 2013

2: Atlanta, GA 2

Year: 2013

3: Avon, CO

Year: 2013

4: Birmingham, AL

Year: 2013

5: Charleston, SC 1

Year: 2013

6: Charleston, SC 2

Year: 2013

7: Chicago, IL

Year: 2013

8: Clarksville, TN

Year: 2013

9: Columbia, SC

Year: 2013

10: Colorado Springs, CO

Year: 2013

11: Denver, CO

Year: 2013

12: Eagle Butte, SD

Year: 2013

13: Eureka Springs, AR

Year: 2013

14: Ft. Collins, CO 1

Year: 2013

15: Ft. Collins, CO 2

Year: 2013

16: Ft. Thompson, SD

Year: 2013

17: Francis Marion National Forest, SC

Year: 2013

18: Gatlinburg, TN

Year: 2013

19: Greenville, SC

Year: 2013

20: Gulf Port, MS

Year: 2013

21: Harleyville, SC

Year: 2013

22: Houston, TX

Year: 2013

23: Iowa City, IA

Year: 2013

24: Indianapolis, IN

Year: 2013

25: Kissimee, FL

Year: 2013

26: Knoxville, TN

Year: 2013

27: Little Rock, AK

Year: 2013

28: Maitland, FL

Year: 2013

29: Milnesand, NM

Year: 2013

30: Nashville, TN

Year: 2013

31: New York, NY

Year: 2013

32: New Orleans, LA

Year: 2013

33: New Orleans, LA 1

Year: 2013

34: San Antionio, TX

Year: 2013

35: Sisseton, SD

Year: 2013

36: Slick Rock, CO

Year: 2013

37: Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

Year: 2013

38: Jaibon, Dominican Republic

39: Atlanta, GA

40: Atlantic Beach, FL

41: Bay St. Louis, MS

42: Birmingham, AL

43: Charleston, SC

44: Chicago, IL

45: Cincinnati, OH

46: Dallas, TX

47: Denver, CO

48: Delaplane, VA

49: Eagle Butte, SD

Year: 2012
Issue: Habitat for Humanity

50: Foley, AL

51: Jonesville, VA

52: Joplin, MO

53: Kissimmee, FL

54: Memphis, TN

55: Milnesands, NM

56: Murphy, NC

57: Nashville, TN

58: New Orleans, LA (1)

59: New Orleans, LA (2)

60: Slick Rock, CO

61: Tampa Bay, FL

62: Tuscaloosa, AL

63: Atlanta, GA

64: Birmingham, AL

Issue: HIV/AIDS
Year: 2011
Site Description: We will be traveling to Alabama to work with the issues of AIDS. We arecountering with two AIDS coalitions in the city: AIDS Alabama andBirmingham AIDS Outreach. They have asked us to do Arts and Crafts withthe people who visit the organizations and help them out with othertasks around the site. We are also looking forward to helpingBirmingham AIDS outreach with one of their main fundraisers takingplace the week that we are there. On our free day we are planning onvisiting the civil rights museum and monuments in Birmingham.

65: Congaree National Park, SC

Issue:  Environment
Year: 2011
Site Description: Our trip is going to Congaree National Park near Columbia, South Carolina. Congaree is home to the largest remnant of old-growth floodplain forest remaining on the continent and is the newest and only national park in South Carolina. We will work with the National Park Service to replace back country bridges, fencing, non-native plant control, and hardwood removal in longleaf pine area.

66: Charleston, SC

Issue: Children
Year: 2011
Site Description:  The Charleston trip is focusing on volunteering with children with disabilities.  We will be taking advantage of the multiple non-profits in the area and varying our work.  Some of our activities include therapeutic riding, adaptive gardening and adaptive baseball.  We will be exploring how the Charleston community has improved the quality of life for those with disabilities through their recreational therapies.

67: Dallas, TX

68: Detroit, MI

Issue:  Urban Issues
Year: 2011
Site Description: The theme of our trip is Urban issues, and this specifically would be an urban agriculture project that could entail planting trees, cultivating gardens, or something along those lines. On Monday and Tuesday, we have a full day activity planned with an organization called Greening of Detroit. On Wednesday and Thursday we are booked to work with two agencies. In the morning we are going to work at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. In the afternoon we will switch over to the Gleaners food bank.

69: Eagle Butte, SD

Issue: Native American Reservation
Year: 2010
Site Description:Our trip is going to the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in EagleButte, South Dakota. There we will be working on a Native AmericanReservation and doing Habitat for Humanity. The housing crisis withinNative American Reservations is a huge issue that needs to be dealtwith. Most reservations are extremely poor and do not have enoughhousing for the inhabitant. We will be working directly with the EagleButte Habitat for Humanity hanging drywall and working on other housingprojects. We will also be exposed to the Cheyenne River Sioux cultureas they will be hosting us with an authentic meal and allowing us touse their Sweat Lodge.

70: Felton, MN

Issue: Disabilities
Year: 2011
Site Description: We will be going to Felton, MN to work with Riding on Angels Wings.  This is an organization that provides therapeutic horseback riding to people with disabilities.  The riders range in levels and types of disabilities and are of varying age.  Our group will be helping the riders with their lessons, doing maintenance around the facility and possibly organizing a special event for the riders at the end of the week.

71: Knoxville, Tennessee

Issue:  Habitat for Humanity
Year: 2011
Site Description: We will be leading a trip to Knoxville, TN to work with local issues such as homelessness and poverty.  We will mainly be working with the local Habitat for Humanity.  Some work that we will be doing will consist of building a floor system, prepping a jobsite for multi-house builds, building sheds and landscaping.  We are hoping to leave Knoxville with a better understanding of the local culture, and providing as much help as we possibly can.

72: Louisville, KY

Issue:  Children
Year: 2011
Site Description: We will be focusing on food access issues affecting the youth of metropolitan Louisville. The trip is designed to address this dilemma two-fold. First volunteers will have an opportunity to work hands on with urban students at Oxmoor Farms by teaching them the value of fresh foods through gardening, constructing an outdoor kitchen and facilitating on-farm educational experiences for youth. Second volunteers will be able to work with University of Louisville’s School of Public Health by surveying the metro area for two new ‘Healthy in a Hurry’ corner stores, which provide local produce and healthier food options for families at an affordable rate. Throughout the week volunteers will also be creating a mini-documentary in conjunction with the students of a local middle school around the issue of food access.

73: Memphis, TN

Issue:  Health
Year: 2011
Site Description: Our group will be heading to Memphis to volunteer at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. There, we will be engaging pediatric patients and siblings in arts and crafts and games in the hospital playroom. We will also get the opportunity to visit with individual kids and teens being treated at the hospital.

74: New Orleans, LA

Year: 2011
Issue:  Rebuilding, Habitat, Urban Issues, Homelessness/Poverty
Site Description: The 2010 NOLA trip is working with Beacon of Hope, an organization dedicated to rebuilding the French Quarter.  We will be doing hands-on work and getting to know the people who were affected by Hurricane Katrina.  This includes building houses, creating gardens, talking with New Orleans residents, and learning more about life in a disaster-torn world.

75: Niceville, FL

Issue:  Environment/Animals
Year: 2011
Site Description: Our trip will be going to Niceville, Florida to work on Gulf Coast Ecosystem restoration through community collaborations international. We will be participating in various projects to help restore the Gulf Coast and combat the effects of the oil spill in 2010. We will be working with salt marsh and sea grass restoration as well as coastal dune and oyster reef restoration. Each of these have been devastated by the oil spill and their restoration is essential to sustain the lush coastal environment of Pensacola.

76: Pittsboro, NC

Issue:  Environment/Animals
Year: 2011
Site Description: Our trip is going to the Carolina Tiger Rescue, where we will be assisting with assigned projects such as clearing vines and brush from enclosures, building and dismantling fences, digging trenches for drainage or other small construction tasks. This non-profit organization specializes in the education and conservation of wild cats. Many of these animals are either rescued or part of captive breeding programs for endangered carnivores.

77: Slick Rock, CO

Issue: Environment
Year: 2011
Site Description: We are going to Slick Rock, Colorado for our Alternative Spring Break.  We will be working with the Bureau of Land Management on various environmental projects.  Some of these projects include cutting tamarisk plants that deplete water from the wild horses drinking supply, building a fence for an outdoor educational garden and cleaning up walking trails.

78: Xenia, OH

Issue:  Animals/ Disabilities
Year: 2011
Site Description: We will be working for a nonprofit organization, 4 Paws for Ability, that trains service dogs for people with disabilities.  4 Paws for Ability enriches the lives of people with disabilities by training and placing service dogs with individuals to provide companionship and promote independent living.  Our job as a group will be to: bring the dogs around to local establishments, acclimate them to being in social systems, as well as other various tasks.

79: Atlanta, GA

80: Birmingham, AL

81: Dallas, TX

82: Eagle Butte, SD

83: Mayville, WI

84: Minneapolis, MN

85: New Orleans, LA

86: Slick Rock, CO

87: Atlanta, GA

88: Houston, TX

89: Memphis, TN

90: New Orleans, LA

91: Santa Fe, NM

92: Slick Rock, CO

93: Shreveport, LA

94: Florida Keys, FL

95: New York City, NY

96: Philadelphia, PA

97: South Padre, TX

98: Washington D.C.

99: Atlanta, Georgia

100: Durango, CO

101: Glendale, Arizona

102: Jacksonville, Florida

103: Chicago, IL

104: Glendale, AZ

105: Houston, TX

106: Silver City, NM