Group of Spring Break Trip participants

Alternative Service Break (ASB) trips provide a meaningful way for students and staff to engage in a group oriented, immersion community service experience and to learn about service issues such as affordable housing, early childhood education, disaster relief, hunger and homelessness, and sustainable development. Key tenants of an ASB trip include meaningful community service, intentional group reflection, and personal leadership development.

Trips are managed predominately by ASB, our student-run organization in partnership with Civic Engagement that seeks to provide affordable and meaningful service trips to Tech students during school breaks. Each break, we send groups of students, with two student leaders, and up to two faculty/staff advisors to cities over the globe.

Group of Fall Break Trip participants

More information about ASB and service trip experiences can be found on the ASB Engage page

Additional questions and information can be guided in the following directions:

Instagram: instagram.com/asb.gt
Email: servicebreaks@gatech.edu

Total Trips

Domestic Trips

International Trips

Past ASB Trips

2021-22 Fall & Spring Breaks

  • Cherokee, NC (US National Park Service) - Environmental Preservation
  • Biloxi, MS (Community Collaborations, Intl) - Environmental Preservation, Food Access
  • Atlanta, GA (Multiple) - Sustainability

2018-19 Fall, Winter & Summer Breaks

  • Savannah, GA (Humane Society of Greater Savannah) - Animal Welfare
  • Asheville, NC (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Birmingham, AL (Exceptional Foundation &  Arc of Central Alabama) - Disability Services
  • Wilmington, NC (Community Collaborations) - Hurricane Florence Relief
  • Cherokee, NC (US National Park Service) - Environmental Preservation

2017-18 Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer Breaks

  • Columbia, SC (PETSinc Animal Shelter) - Animal Welfare
  • Houston / Beaumont, TX (Community Collaborations) - Disaster Relief / Hurricane Harvey
  • Biloxi, MS (Community Collaborations) - Early Childhood Education
  • Concord, NC (Carrabus Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Jacksonville, FL (Beaches Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Maryville, TN (Once Upon a Time) - Environmental Preservation
  • Oakland, CA (Community Collaborations) - Community Sustainability
  • Dominican Republic (Outreach 360) - Teaching English
  • Nicaragua (Community Collaborations) - Environmental Preservation and Education

2016-17 Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer Breaks

  • Maryville, TN (Once Upon a Time) - Environmental Preservation
  • Orlando, FL (Give Kids the World) - Medical Assistance / Children with terminal illnesses
  • Biloxi, MS (Community Collaborations, Intl) - Early Childhood Education
  • Jacksonville, FL (Beaches Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Nashville, TN (Feed the Children and Nashville Food Project) - Hunger & Food Insecurity
  • Wilmington, NC (Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Dominican Republic (Outreach 360) - Teaching English
  • Costa Rica (Community Collaborations Intl) - Environmental and Sustainable Development
  • Belize (7 Elements) - Sustainable Development
  • Asheville, NC (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Cherokee, NC (National Parks Service) - Environmental Preservation
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2015-16 Fall & Spring Breaks

  • Atlanta, GA - 2 days - (International Rescue Committee) - Refugee Services
  • Biloxi, MS (Community Collaborations, Intl) - Early Childhood Education
  • Jacksonville, FL (Beaches Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Memphis, TN (Mid South Food Bank) - Hunger & Food Insecurity
  • Taos, NM (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Asheville, NC (Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing

2014-15 Fall, Spring & Summer Breaks

  • Asheville, NC (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Biloxi, MS (Community Collaborations, Intl) - Early Childhood Education
  • Guatemala (Community Collaborations, Intl) - Fair Trade & Sustainable Development
  • Jacksonville, FL Beaches (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Memphis, TN (Mid South Food Bank) - Hunger & Food Insecurity
  • Asheville, NC (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing

2013-14 Fall & Spring Breaks

  • Atlanta, GA - 1 day - (Atlanta Community Food Bank) - Hunger & Food Insecurity
  • Biloxi, MS (Community Collaborations, Intl) - Early Childhood Education
  • Mobile, AL (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Jacksonville, FL (Beaches Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • La Corona, Nicaragua (Community Collaborations, Intl) - Sustainable Development

2012-13 Fall & Spring Breaks

  • Leicester, NC (Long Branch Environmental Education Center) - Environmental Education
  • Biloxi, MS (Community Collaborations) - Intl Hunger & Homelessness
  • Concord, NC Carrabus (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Jacksonville, FL Beaches (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Tom's River, NJ (Community Collaborations, Intl) Disaster Relief - Hurricane Sandy

2012 Spring Break

  • Jacksonville, FL Beaches (Habitat for Humanity) - Affordable Housing
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (Community Collaboration) - Intl Disaster Relief - Tornado Relief