Center for Service & Learning
Description: BreakOut is a student-led, student-organized association that coordinates service trips for students, faculty, and staff during block and Spring breaks. Participants travel together to communities where they contribute to one or more projects in progress. BreakOut has been an active part of the CC community since 1989. BreakOut is committed to expanding our volunteers’ horizons through service learning. We challenge our volunteers to a heighten awareness of changes occurring within a community and their own lives and to develop a sense of community with other volunteers and members of the community. We want our volunteers to make the most of each trip, and, part of this recognition, we involve educational and reflection aspects to our trips, which includes discussions addressing any issue encountered by the volunteers. Then, ultimately, we hope our volunteers will bring thoughts and ideas encountered during the trip back to the CC community in their classes or informal discussions with other students, faculty, and staff.
Student Leaders: Taylor Staten, Susan Kim
Contact Information:
BreakOut Trips:
Interested Leaders: BreakOut leaders MUST have gone on a BreakOut trip, led
an NSO trip or have led a Saturday/Sunday of Service event. Come to the Center
for Service and Learning for an application. Leader applications are due the
2nd Friday of the block. The Co-Chairs will work with Leaders to plan and execute
their service trips. Leaders can choose from our database of past trips or they
can create a new trip.
Interested Trippees: The trip fee is $45-this covers lodging,
transportation and cultural activities. Trip fees are accepted at the Worner
desk-cash, check, gold card etc. are welcome. After paying for the trip, please
bring your receipt to the Center for Service and Learning in upstairs Worner
and sign up!
Refund Policy: A full refund will be provided for anyone who
is unable to participate in a BreakOut trip due to illness or injury provided
they can show a note from a doctor.
Block Break 1:
La Puente Home in Alamosa, Colorado.
Organization Description: La Puente Home endeavors to serve the homeless and
impoverished populations of the San Luis Valley, by offering shelter, meals,
assistance with rent and utilities, and more. We try to care for the whole person,
offering the dignity and caring that all people deserve, that we all need in
order to grow economically and spiritually. It is our heartfelt work to help
those who have fallen on hard times. We could be in their position someday.
Forms and Applications: