Please take the time to read ASB's complete Constitution, Bylaws, and Policies.

Below is a brief list of ASB policies.

The Application Process:

1. Any currently registered student (either undergraduate or graduate) can apply for any trip.
2. Applicants may be placed on any trip not marked with an "X".
3. It is a blind application process for placement. ASB does not purposefully place/group applicants and will not switch placements once the placement process is complete.
4. Anyone can [and should!] apply as a site fac [no previous ASB experience is needed].
5. To apply as a driver you must be 21 years old before your trip leaves and have a valid U.S. drivers license. ASB provides the vans, but only those 21 and over are legally allowed to drive the rentals.
6. The $75 application fee must be submitted to the safe in the YMCA before the application deadline.

Costs & Refunds:

1. Your fee covers: insurance, van rental, food for the week, houseing, and any other fees associated with your trip.
2. ASB money covers food, but this only applies to grocery store items. Gas stations and restaurants do not count!
3. The $75 deposit [and remaining balance!] is non-refundable once you have been placed on a trip.
4. There is a $50 discount for drivers or site facs (max $50 discount).
5. Scholarships are available but the form must be completed at the time the application is submitted [it is on the application].

As a Trip Member:
Once Placed on a trip, you are expected to:

1. Pay the remainder of your balance (total cost minus $75 deposit).
2. Participate in all pre-trip activities, indluding:
   • Orientation
   • Fundraising Events
   • Coffee Talk
   • Trip Meetings [scheduled as a group]
3. Participate in post-break activities, including:
   • Reorientation
   • Completing online surveys to help improve future trips

Travel Info:

1. All ASB participants must leave from and return to Champaign-Urbana with their entire group, regardless of the location of the site.
2. Only those pre-approved to drive vehicles rented by ASB may do so. [Must be 21 years old and have a valid U.S. drivers license]
3. No vehicle rented by ASB may be driven without a site-facilitator present in the vehicle

Drugs and Alcohol:
ASB is an alcohol and drug free program for the following reasons:

1. Legal -- Alcohol is illegal for participants under the age of 21 and drugs are illegal.
2. Practical -- Age difference and personal practice vary within groups therefore alcohol and drug use is problematic to group dynamics and safety.
3. Symbolic -- In supporting the local effort we have been invited to become a small part of the community, we commit not to bring alcohol or drugs into host communities or purchase and consume alcohol or drugs in our host environments.
4. To remind participants that we are in ASB foremost to learn about a social justice issues and the affected communities.

Participants are expected to be alcohol and drug free throughout the duration of the trip and during pre-break meetings. Participants who do use alcohol or drugs will be asked and expected to immediately leave the site and are responsible for their own transportation home.

Other Info:

1. You cannot purchase or transport any alcoholic beverages in ASB Vans.
2. You cannot wear ASB shirts or shirts that say "ASB" or "Alternative Spring Break" in any bar.
3. No Fundraising can be done involving drugs, alcohol, or gambling (yes, bingo counts as gambling!).