PENN ALTERNATIVE BREAKS (PAB) - Hello PABies!!!
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History:
Alternate Spring Break (ASB) is a University of Pennsylania student group founded in 1990 by a group of Penn students who wanted to give others an opportunity to spend their spring breaks meaningful engaging in communities around the country and joining local organizations in their work. In 2017, the board elected to change the name of the program to Penn Alternative Breaks to better highlight the mission and the renewed focus on engagement beyond the one week trips. Originally PAB participants worked exclusively with Habitat for Humanity, a nationwide organization that confronts the issues of housing and homelessness by building affordable low-income housing. In 1997, ASB expanded its focus to include trips addressing the environment, education, and food justice, incarceration, healthcare and more. Over the last three decades, PAB has developed into a successful organization committed to education and social progress. Each year, over one hundred Penn students participate on PAB trips to various parts of the country. Our PAB alumni pool numbers in the thousands!
Mission:
The PAB community, as a current student group at Penn, engages in meaningful social justice work by prioritizing the voices and needs of those impacted by injustices, cultivating sustainable community partnerships, and facilitating collaborative learning. We provide students with the tools to explore their identity and how it affects their position in the communities we work with and in society as a whole. By integrating education, reflection, and direct service, we hope to foster an ongoing commitment to social change.
"It was nice to have a group of support to lean on during these stressful and unpredictable times. While most of my friends had to rush back, pack and leave, I felt grateful to have the Philly ASB group. This PAB closing reflection not only brings some closure for the week in general, but also some comfort and closure for the semester - since we don't know what the rest of the semester is going to look like. I appreciate the space we have to share our feelings, anxieties and fears about what's going on."
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