The mission of LMU's Alternative Break Program is to promote service and cultural exchange on the local, national, and international level through hands-on, community based learning. Students are immersed in diverse contexts with concrete challenges that heighten social awareness and inspire lifelong social action.

• Immerse participants in a new cultural context.
• Raise awareness about social injustice and the structures that perpetuate it.                     
• Encourage members of the LMU community to approach service as a partnership with the community being served.                      
• Encourage reflection and spiritual examination in the context of service.