Does Hillel at Binghamton offer Alternative Breaks?
Hillel sends approximately 40 students on Alternative Break trips each year. Hillel at Binghamton organizes exciting and unique alternative trips, which takes place during Binghamton Universitys vacations. International Hillel has made a 10-year commitment to send the Jewish students from multiple universities to travel to New Orleans and spend their winter and spring breaks rebuilding homes, learning about the history of Hurricane Katrina, and bearing witness to the revitalization of a city. Since Winter 2006, Hillel at Binghamton has sent students to the gulf coast to do their part in helping the victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, and Gustav. In addition to disaster relief, Binghamton offers a unique experience to combat poverty in the nation. During January 2008, Hillel brought 15 students to West Virginia for an eye opening experience in mentoring elementary school students and local teenagers as well as cleared abandoned housing in Beard Fork, which is one of the poorest cities i
