Student who participate in alternative spring break project find them very rewarding. While most University students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are able to help people now. On the other hand, the accommodations are far from glamorous. Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church, or spend the week camping in tents. But student only pay around $250 foe meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their peers spend to travel to more traditional spring break hotspots.