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BU student volunteers help unload boxes of produce at the Mobile Food Pantry in Memphis. The Alternative Service Breaks program sent students to five locations across the U.S. (COURTESY OF CLAIRE ARMON)

‘Hope in the world and in humanity’: BU students grow from Alternative Service Break experiences

By Kieran Snow March 27, 2026
Many college students look forward to spring break as a time for relaxing at home or traveling to tropical vacation spots.  But for 30 Boston University students, spring break was a chance to volunteer, whether they were teaching middle school students about finances and college in North Carolina, renovating an arts center in Maine or monitoring wildlife in a national forest in Illinois.
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