Kayla Rodriguez Participates in Alternative Spring Break Program

2017 Mar 7

Kayla Rodriguez of Norristown, Pa., is spending the 2017 spring break working to help others in Pulaski, Va., through an Alvernia University Alternative Break program. Rodriguez is studying Social Work at the university.

Students taking part in a week long (March 5-11, 2017) experience in Pulaski, Va., work with the Beans and Rice organization which strives to improve the economic well-being of low-to-moderate income families through hunger relief, after-school programs that improve educational opportunity for at-risk children, job creation for low-to-moderate income families, and savings programs that help families buy their first home and children save for education.

ALVERNIA is a fast growing Franciscan university, grounded in the Catholic and liberal arts traditions, that combines diverse academic opportunities with personal attention and an unmatched commitment to community service. Situated on a scenic 121-acre suburban campus in historic Berks County, Pa., the university supports a rigorous and caring learning community that is home to more than 3,000 students. For more information visit alvernia.edu.