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Alternative Seasonal Breaks

ASB
Y-founded
Current
At the Y
1989
–
Why it left the Y:

Student-led service trips over fall, winter and spring breaks, working with grassroots social and environmental justice groups across the United States. Started by Y staff member Maria Somma in 1989 as Alternative Spring Break, with a first trip to Brownsville, Texas.

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Sources

  1. Scott J. Peters, The Promise of Association (1997), p. 149.
  2. University YMCA. 25th Annual Dinner & Auction Booklet: Celebrating the Work of Belonging. April 18, 2026. "Y Student Programs," pp. 11–12.
  3. University YMCA newsletter, Spring 2016.
  4. University YMCA. 150th Anniversary Celebration program. Sept. 30, 2023. "Student Organizations Over the Last 25 Years," pp. 5–7 (from the second draft, Sept. 25, 2023).
  5. University YMCA. Annual Report 2025–2026.
  6. University YMCA records: student program files and staff lists, 2001–2026.
Last reviewed
October 15, 2026

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