Alvernia University

Alvernia students spent a week of the 2019 summer break volunteering in Reading, Pennsylvania, through Alvernia University's Alternative Break program. Along with their staff advisors, the students assisted a diverse group of non-profit organizations that included the Opportunity House, Phoebe Berks, Helping Harvest, Hope Rescue Mission, Mother Veronica Resource Center, St. Joseph's Villa, and Alvernia's very own Bog Turtle Creek Farm.

Alvernia students spent a week of their 2019 summer working to make a difference in Reading, Pa., Alderson, W. Va., and Camden, N.J through the University's Alternative Break programs.

Alvernia students spent their 2019 spring break working to make a difference in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Tucson, Arizona, and Cuba through Alvernia University's Alternative Break programs.

College students worked with children and adults in San Domingo, Dominican Republic this winter through Alvernia University's Alternative Break programs.

Alvernia students spent their 2019 spring break working to make a difference in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Tucson, Arizona, and Cuba through Alvernia University's Alternative Break programs.

Alvernia students are spending their 2019 Spring break working to make a difference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Tucson, Arizona, and Cuba through Alvernia University's Alternative Break programs.

Three AmeriCorps*VISTA workers began new one-year community outreach programs through Alvernia University's Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement this summer.

Alvernia students are working to make a difference in Camden, N.J. and Tennessee through Alvernia University's Alternative Break program this summer.

College students will work with children and adults in San Domingo, Dominican Republic this winter through Alvernia University Alternative Break programs.

Alvernia students volunteered in the City of Reading for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 2017.

Alvernia students are spending their 2017 Spring Break working to make a difference in Washington, D.C., Pulaski, Va., and Philadelphia, Pa., through Alvernia University's Alternative Break program.

Alvernia students are working towards a better society in places like Reading, Pa., and the Dominican Republic this winter through Alvernia University Alternative Break programs.

Alvernia students spent their 2016 Spring Break working to make a difference in Washington, D.C., Radford, Va., and Philadelphia, Pa., through Alvernia University's Alternative Break program.

Alvernia students are working towards a better society in Washington, D.C., Reading, Pa., and the Dominican Republic this winter through Alvernia University Alternative Break programs.

From cleaning up parks, to helping children read and helping senior citizens with taxes, Alvernia students take on a multitude of service projects during Franciscan Fridays each semester.

Alvernia students worked to clean up Willow Creek, Angora Fruit Farm, and the Bog Turtle Creek Farm for the university's annual Earth Day of Service in April 2015.

Alvernia students volunteered in the City of Reading for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 2015.

Alvernia students planted, maintained, and harvested vegetables in the university's Bog Turtle Creek Farm this spring and summer. This sustainable garden initiative is designed to supply fresh produce to city families, particularly low-income families who need to use government programs to purchase food.

Alvernia undergraduates volunteered for the university's South Reading Youth Initiative (SRYI) program in the spring of 2015. The program aims to promote continued education, mentoring and support for healthy choices in children who live or go to school in the South Reading area.

Alvernia undergraduates volunteered for the university's Reading Collegiate Scholars Program (RCSP) in the spring of 2015. The program aims to prepare high school students from the City of Reading to attend and succeed at the college of their choice.

In-between classes and college activities, students volunteered for Alvernia University's "Alvernia READS" program last semester. The program is dedicated to promoting childhood literacy and improving academic achievement for underprivileged children.

More than a dozen Alvernia undergraduates volunteered for the university's Reading Collegiate Scholars Program (RCSP) in the fall of 2014. The program aims to prepare high school students from the City of Reading to attend and succeed at the college of their choice.

Nearly 40 Alvernia undergraduates volunteered for the university's South Reading Youth Initiative (SRYI) program in the fall of 2014. The program aims to promote continued education, mentoring and support for healthy choices in children who live or go to school in the South Reading area.

Alvernia students volunteered in the City of Reading through Alvernia University Alternative Break programs this spring.

Students volunteered for Alvernia University's South Reading Youth Initiative (SRYI) program last semester. The program aims to promote continued education, mentoring and support for healthy choices in children who live or go to school in the South Reading area.

Alvernia students are working towards a better society in Cincinnati, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pa., Reading, Pa., and the Dominican Republic, this winter through Alvernia University Alternative Break programs.

In-between classes and college activities, students volunteered for Alvernia University's "Alvernia READS" program last semester. The program is dedicated to promoting childhood literacy and improving academic achievement for underprivileged children.

Alvernia students volunteered to help local middle school students navigate the world of science exploration during a week-long camp at the university.

College students volunteered their time for two 10-day long South Reading Youth "Creativity Camps" this summer at Alvernia University.

Graduating senior, Brandi Loga, earned the Holleran Center Community Engagement Award from the Holleran Center for Community Engagement, by completing more than 500 hours of community service as an Alvernia student.