Alternative Weekends

Alternative Weekends Leadership Team
GotAWsome@umich.edu

Give us a call at (734) 936-2437

Stop by the office, 1024 Hill Street (corner of Hill and East U)

Challenge the World with Service-Learning by Experiencing Alternative Weekends

Live, Work & Grow with a community one weekend a month

In this immersive living and working experience, you will interact with the community, explore the struggles facing community members, and engage with the culture and history of the community. By visiting sites once a month, we are able to build and maintain relationships with the community and community members. Being apart of AW allows you to apply broad issues of poverty, homelessness, mental disabilities, urban revival, etc. within a real world setting.

 

 

News & Press

Haley Volk: BTN LiveBig Scholarship Winner

May. 1

Haley Volk EMT with MomHaley Volk EMT with Mom

What are your past service experiences?

I have been a volunteer EMT since I was 18 in a first aid squad. My mother is actually the volunteer...

Alternative Weekends: Site Leader and Lead Team App

Apr. 5

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDVRbHo2WFpFRU03RDI...

 

Now Accepting Applications for Site Leaders and Lead Team for Alternative Weekends

Nominate a Faculty or Staff Member for the Rosalie Ginsberg Award for Community Service and Social Action

Apr. 4

Ginsberg Center B/W Logo 

The Ginsberg Center is pleased to recognize the staff and faculty of our University community that have committed themselves to community service and...

Commitment to Service Award Winners Announced

Apr. 2

Rohit Abraham and Christie Donahue, two U-M students actively involved at the Ginsberg Center, have been awarded the Campus Compact Commitment to Service Award!

The Commitment to Service Award...

Leadership

NASST Lead Team Application Open Now!

Apr. 6
Are you:
  • Looking for a cool leadership experience next year?
  • Interested in  Social Justice and service learning?
  • Passionate about event planning and teamwork?

Apply NOW to be a NASST (North American Summer Service Team...

Learn More About the Life of an AW Lead Team Member & Site Leader

Mar. 24

Wondering what it takes to be an AW Site Leader?

Alternative Weekends Leadership Roles

Lead Team

Four Functional Teams; 2 individuals for each role

Requires approximately 8-10 hours per week.

Are you interested?

Open the attachment and find out more!

AW Is Searching for Proactive Site Leaders!

Mar. 21

Become Actively Involved with the Community through a Service Learning Experience with AW

Social Justice Issues we address: 
• Urban Poverty
• Environment
• LGBTQ
• Domestic Violence
• Disabilities
• And more…

 

For more information email AW at GotAWsome@umich.edu

Detroit

Reflections from Friends of Detroit

Feb. 17

Emeily Wang
Friends of Detroit
December

In high school, I solely valued people-people interactions when I was volunteering, and I found them to be highly endearing experiences. I wouldn't have thought that I would participate in a "behind the scenes" project for AW because I underestimated the effects of such an endeavor - I wanted to talk to people and directly interact with them. However, these interactions may be ephemeral, but what we're establishing will reach out...

Weekend in Detroit

Jan. 30

Check out some photos from one of our weekends in Detroit!

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Campus

Join NASST & Volunteer This Summer

Nov. 15

 Volunteer this Summer!  

 

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SERVE programs address serious social issues through community service and social action: