LOVE Trip: Mexico

• Tuesday, January 9 to Tuesday, January 14, 2024
• The group will travel to Mexico during the week.
• The cost to participate will be $600 and includes all meals, lodging, travel & activities. If you have any questions or concerns about trip finances please email love@manhattan.edu. 

Requirements for student participants in LOVE Mexico:

• Applicant must be a Manhattan College student in good academic and judicial standing with the college and good financial standing with the LOVE program.
• Commit fully to the program following the first mandatory orientation meeting.
• Participate in 1 orientation meeting, 4 pre-trip weekly meetings, the week-long immersion & 3 post-trip weekly meetings. Each meeting is 1.5 hours long.
• Participate actively in group, team & individual fundraising efforts.
• Plan a post-trip project with your team to help engage the campus community with the city and justice issues you learned about. 
• Have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months after your last day of travel

LOVE El Cercado, Dominican Republic

• Saturday, March 9 to Saturday, March 16, 2024

We are spending one week in El Cercado with San Pedro y Pablo which organizes and empowers a network of faith-based communities. We will meet with community members and organizations focusing on health, agriculture, and education. Our group will learn about the work that the local community members are doing to enhance education, protect natural resources, illuminate their self-dignity, advocate for social justice, and promote equality and basic rights in their community.

• The group will be spending one week in the far Western portion of the D.R., just ten miles from the Haitain border.
• The cost to participate will be $1,200 and includes all meals, lodging, travel & activities. There will be opportunities for both group & individual fundraising efforts to help offset the cost. If you have any questions or concerns about trip finances please email love@manhattan.edu. 

Requirements for student participants in LOVE Dominican Republic:

• Applicant must be a Manhattan College student in good academic and judicial standing with the college and good financial standing with the LOVE program.
• Commit fully to the program following the first mandatory orientation meeting.
• Participate in 1 orientation meeting, 12 pre-trip weekly meetings, the week-long immersion & 3 post-trip weekly meetings. Each meeting is 1.5 hours long.
• Participate actively in group, team & individual fundraising efforts.
• Plan a post-trip project with your team to help engage the campus community with the city and justice issues you learned about. 
• Have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months after your last day of travel

LOVE Chicago

• Saturday, May 18 to Saturday, May 25, 2024

The Brother David Darst Center provides transformative urban immersion experiences in the Catholic Lasallian tradition. Through partnerships with local agencies, participants are able to get to know people, to challenge stereotypes, and be open to new experiences. As a participant, you are fully immersed in urban life and are able to see the social injustices that are prevalent in American cities and reflect upon the root causes. Key issue areas for this trip include Restorative Justice, Economic Justice and Immigration.
Estimated Trip Cost (after group fundraising): $800
The group will drive to and from Chicago.