Break Description

Come get down in the dirt with us as we get hands-on experience learning about ways to better care for the environment! Our partner will be Asheville GreenWorks, whose goals include mobilizing the community to improve the local environment and to remove and reduce waste.  

We might join in river and road clean-ups, planting pollinator gardens, removing invasive plant species and more. Join our efforts towards environmental awareness and sustainability!

Asheville Youth Mission will provide housing for us in a local church. Plan to bring a sleeping bag and pillow and to sleep on the floor in gender-separated rooms. AYM will also provide several social justice walking tours of Asheville neighborhoods. Plus, they’ll feed us, which will give us even more time to get to know each other, explore, and recover from a hard day’s service. Housing facilities are accessible to those who use wheelchairs.

IMPORTANT: Up-to-date COVID-19 vaccinations are REQUIRED by our partners.

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JMU is a member of the University Global Coalition with the United Nations and is committed to achieving a better and more sustainable future as defined by the Sustainable Development Goals.

Focus on: Preserving the Environment and Biodiversity

Community: Ashville, NC

Leaders: Zora Hancock & Zach Zimmerman

Cost: $100

What type of travel will this break use? Domestic Driving

What kind of break is this? Weekend Break

Departure Date: 10-18-2023

Return Date: 10-20-2023

What community partner will you be working with? Asheville GreenWorks

Currently Offered?: Yes