In 2005, 9 BSC students spent their spring break in an exciting new place, making new friends, and helping others. They traveled to the city of Louisville, Kentucky for our annual Alternative Spring Break service trip. The group worked on several projects repairing houses, volunteering at an after school program and seeing some of the sights Louisville had to offer. They stayed at the CROSSROADS house at St. Williams Church in Louisville. They departed from Buffalo early on the morning of March 28th, and returned in the evening on April 2nd. This was an opportunity like no other. It gave them the chance to learn a new culture, and to see how poverty affects people in other parts of the country.

2004's Alternative Spring Break Trip took students to Baltimore MD. The group stayed at SARAH HOUSE, which is an emergency family residence. The people from Baltimore Catholic Charities met with us and told us about the city and how its people suffer from poverty. The following day, we traveled to Washington D.C. to see our Nation’s Capitol and to learn about the national community. Once back in Baltimore, we spent the remaining days making new friends and volunteering at the OUR DAILY BREAD soup kitchen. We continued to live and eat in community with the people at SARAH HOUSE where we also volunteered. In the free time we had we saw the Baltimore inner harbor, relaxed and enjoyed each others company. It was a great way to spend our spring break! We invite anyone who is interested to join us next year.