Presenter: Will Avis, Aerospace Engineering, Global Public Health Scholars
My practicum project for the Global Public Health Scholars citation will be a service-
learning project; I will be leading an Alternative Breaks experience in Baltimore, MD that
focuses on combating homelessness and food insecurity in the city. With a small group of 8 participants that my co-leader and I have hand-picked from a pool of applicants, we will work alongside community partners such as A Wider Circle, Healthcare for the Homeless, and Paul’s Place to introduce a helping hand to the community in a way that keeps everyone involved very aware of ALL impacts that may result from an intervention like ours (there can be negative results, too, and Alternative Breaks works very hard to highlight and mitigate those possible negative consequences). By leading an intervention in our friendly neighbourhood Baltimore area, we hope to enlighten our participants and introduce them to the world of self-aware community service and build a lasting positive impact on the Baltimore city community.