About Us
Contact
Email us at [[wmbranchout]].
Visit us on W&M GivePulse, TribeLink, Facebook, and Instagram.
Our Mission and Vision
Branch Out's mission is to engage students in diverse quality alternative breaks so that they become active and educated members of society. Our vision is to create a community of active and educated individuals dedicated to the pursuit of social justice.
Branch Out is committed to working for a society in which everyone can achieve their full potential. We strive to ensure that our projects build capacity and respect the dignity of the communities with whom we partner. Our site leaders are trained in principles of social justice and gain an understanding of privilege so that our alternative breaks can bring about more justice in society.
The Movement
As a long-time member of Break Away, Branch Out integrates the Nine Components of a Quality Alternative Break and W&M Civic & Community Engagement's Community-Centered Continuum, adapted from Break Away's original Active Citizen Continuum. Branch Out was Break Away's 2011 Program of the Year and our advisor, Civic & Community Engagement Director Melody Porter, was the 2010 Staff Person of the Year.
