Support Branch Out Alternative Breaks

Thank you for your interest in supporting Branch Out Alternative Breaks at William and Mary!  There are two ways you can contribute:

• by supporting need-based financial aid for international and national alternative break participants, or 

• by supporting a particular Branch Out International team.

Read more about the options and individual international alternative breaks below.  You may give securely online here.  Please be sure to designate the trip you're supporting, or if you're supporting "Alternative Breaks Need Based Aid."

Need-Based Financial Aid

Branch Out Alternative Breaks values socioeconomic diversity on our teams, and works hard to make our programs accessible to all students, regardless of income.  Financial Aid is awarded to participants by application, and all participants must contribute a minimum amount to their trips ($50 for national trips, $300 for international).  Your gift will allow us to reduce barriers for students with need to participate in our alternative breaks.  Visit this page to donate.

Individual Trips

Each team works hard to raise funds to make their trips more affordable for all participants.  Your gift will reduce the overall cost of the trip for each participant, providing supplies for the teams to use, donations to host communities, and travel expenses for team members.  Visit this page to donate.

	AIDSTanzania AIDSTanzania is student-run organization from the College of William and Mary dedicated to providing free, easily accessible, and sustainable HIV/AIDS education and testing to the diverse rural communities of Eastern sub-Saharan Africa.
	BLSA Habitat for Humanity The W.C. Jefferson Chapter of the Black Law Students Association at the William & Mary School of Law is sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity alternative break. Our mission is to send a group of graduate/professional students from William & Mary over spring break to the Dominican Republic to build a house for a family in need, promote cross-cultural understanding and global citizenry.
	Bridges to Community Bridges to Community is a non-profit community development organization that builds houses for deserving families in Nicaragua. By working side by side with members of the community, Bridges facilitates cross cultural communication and extremely rewarding  relationships of empathy, respect and support.
	Global Village Project W&M Global Village Project sends a team of students to Central America over spring break to help construct homes for families in need. The program places an emphasis on educating students on issues related to affordable housing so that they may become well-informed advocates for change in this area. The trip also provides students the unique opportunity to work alongside members of the host community throughout the home-building process, strengthening cross-cultural understanding and creating bonds that span far beyond the time spent abroad.
	Orphanage Outreach Orphanage Outreach is a non-profit organization which seeks to educate orphaned, abandoned, and disadvantaged youth in order to strengthen candidacy for university acceptance and job opportunities.  The mission of Orphanage Outreach is to transform individuals, families, communities, and countries through English education and development in local schools. As we serve the local community in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, we hope to release the hero within these children, and that the hero within us will be released as well.
	SPIMA Student Partnership for International Medical Aid is a medical organization run by students and alumni of the College of William and Mary.  The organization works alongside local doctors and nurses in Ho, Ghana to provide free medical care to residents of nearby villages.  The primary goals of this experience are to offer students with a more complete world-view, enlightenment on the culture of non-western societies, and an appreciation for the necessity of accessible healthcare.
	Students Helping Honduras Students Helping Honduras is a non-profit, student run organization that works side by side with a village in El Progreso, Honduras to promote youth empowerment, and sustainability within the community.  SHH and the members of this community are working together to rebuild a better, brighter future for years to come.
	W&M Haiti Compact  The W&M Haiti Compact alternative break was developed for William and Mary students to participate in rebuilding and recovery after the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and its surrounding areas.  As part of a national group of teams from college across the country, our team has committed to returning to Haiti for at least four years of alternative breaks, learning in-depth about social issues affecting the communities with whom we work, educating the campus and others about our experience, and serving as lifelong advocates for Haitian empowerment.  The William & Mary Haiti Compact will work with two different organizations in January 2012 - Sonje Ayiti and International Child Care - Grace Children's Hospital (ICC), working on further developing job and aid initiatives with the Haitian people.
	W&M Students for Belize Education Students for Belize Education is a student-led alternative break that travels to schools in Flowers Bank, Belize and to Caye Caulker (an island off the coast) for 2 weeks every January in order to provide supplemental educational programs, tutoring, and construction. All of these areas tend to be neglected because of a lack of resources and expertise. This service trip hopes to foster a safe and supportive educational environment for these children while promoting cross-cultural exchange and encouraging them to pursue higher education. This experience is meant not only to alter our own perspectives, but also to create a genuine connection with those Belizeans with whom we interact with through our service.

Other Ways to Contribute

If you would like to contribute with a check, please make it out to The College of William and Mary, note where you’d like your donation to be applied in the memo line, and mail it to:

OCES
Blow Memorial Hall 326
College of William and Mary
PO Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795.