1. Sonoma State University
Alternative Spring Break
Bay Area, California
March 16th-23rd
“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and
because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
- Edward Everett Hale

2. Alternative Spring Break Food Justice Trip
Bay Area, California
March 16th
-23rd
Proposal:
The mission of Join Us Making Progress (JUMP) is to provide the students of Sonoma State University “the
opportunity for personal growth, leadership, and education through service to the campus and the
community.” JUMP has successfully educated hundreds of students through service both locally and nationally
through Alternative Breaks. Alternative Breaks is a service-learning program for students to explore social
issues through meaningful service, education, and reflection during their academic breaks.
In years past JUMP, has offered one alternative spring break trip opportunity to about 25 students. Students
were able to volunteer in New Orleans for hurricane Katrina relief, Portland for poverty relief, and Tennessee
for environmental justice. Last year, JUMP was able to expand its programming and offer three trip
opportunities for over 60 students during spring break. This expansion helped with the growth of JUMP as a
whole because the 60 trip participants returned to campus empowered and shared their experience with their
peers who were more inclined to volunteer.
JUMP “encourages students to pursue purposeful action and education while promoting change and
impacting our world” by “organizing service and advocacy opportunities in response to our community’s
needs”. Adding a local Alternative Spring Break trip falls in line with this because students will be given the
opportunity to learn more about the needs of their community and organizations working toward addressing
those needs. The students who participate will be able to form connections with local nonprofits and in turn
continue to work as agents of social change locally. With this, JUMP can foster the Sonoma State University
students as they educate their peers about these local issues and nonprofits that address them so that
Sonoma State University will be a campus of movers and shakers.
The Trip:
“Food Justice” means the right for every person to have access to fresh and nutritious food. Participants will
be volunteering with a variety of organizations that educate, organize, and foster new social relations around
food to change eating and distribution patterns in the Greater Bay Area. The goal of this trip is to have the
participants leave with an understanding of the political motives, grass-roots movements, and the individual
responsibility in shaping food accessibility and environmental sustainability.

3. Where we’re staying:
Hostelling International’s San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf Hostel: Set in a waterfront National Park, the San
Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Hostel overlooks San Francisco Bay, with views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate
Bridge. Housed in historic buildings, we offer a range of accommodations including both shared dorms and
private rooms. Our on-site cafe, Cafe Franco, has beautiful bay views and serves up three meals a day,
including free continental breakfast. Common areas include a spacious guest lounge, theater-style TV room,
rec room, self-serve kitchen, and outdoor deck. Our friendly staff host daily activities including walking and
biking tours, pub crawls, dinners, and movies. From the hostel's back door, paved foot/bike paths run along
the water, east to Fisherman's Wharf, and west to the Marina Green, Crissy Field, the Presidio, and the Golden
Gate Bridge. Within walking distance of North Beach and the Marina District, we're a great choice for travelers
seeking a peaceful, park setting that's a unique oasis in the midst of a world-class city.
Who we’re working with:
San Francisco Food Bank (San Francisco, CA): There's a common misunderstanding that only the homeless
face hunger. But in a city as expensive as San Francisco, it's not easy to make ends meet. People in most every
part of the city and from all walks of life, including hard-working people with low-wage jobs, can find they are
unable to afford all the food they need. Our work is focused on bringing wholesome, nutritious foods to
people in ways that are respectful, supportive and effective.
People’s Grocery (Oakland, CA): People’s Grocery is a health and wealth organization - our mission is to
improve the health and economy of West Oakland through the local food system. We pursue positive
community change and address social determinants of health through a food lens. We work to ensure that
community self-determination plays a large part in the revitalization of low-income neighborhoods.
Tenderloin's People's Garden (San Francisco, CA): Located at the corner of Larkin and McAllister, the
Tenderloin People’s Garden was created as part of TNDC’s campaign for Food Justice, which promotes a more
equitable food system that prioritizes all people’s access to the basic human right of healthy food. The
People’s Garden is a volunteer-led urban farm that brings people of all ages and ethnicities together to grow
and harvest free fruits and vegetables for the community.
Petaluma Bounty Farm (Petaluma, CA): Petaluma Bounty is working to create a sustainable Petaluma food
system with healthy fresh food for everyone! The Bounty Farm is an educational urban farm growing
sustainably farmed food for the community and teaching sustainable agriculture to students, interns and the
general public.
GLIDE Memorial (San Francisco, CA): Our ROOFTOP GARDENS teach our community and its youth the full
circle of urban farming. We learn how to plant seeds, harvest produce, cook healthy meals, compost, and even
extract honey from our very own rooftop beehives. GLIDE's daily free meals program is the only one in San
Francisco to provide 3 nutritious meals a day, 364 days a year to the city's poor, homeless and hungry.
Homeless Garden Project (Santa Cruz, CA): The program serves and depends on a community volunteers,
interns, customers, and trainees who form strong bonds through the work. This "strengthened" community

4. breaks down the profound sense of isolation experienced by many homeless people. Together, we work
towards common goals that impact individuals as well as other local agencies and services.
The Edible Schoolyard (Berkeley, CA): ESY is a one-acre organic garden and kitchen classroom for urban public
school students at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School. This model program for edible education is fully
funded by the Edible Schoolyard Project. At ESY, students participate in all aspects of growing, harvesting, and
preparing nutritious, seasonal produce during the academic day and in after school classes. Students’ hands-
on experience in the kitchen and garden fosters a deeper appreciation of how the natural world sustains us
and promotes the environmental and social well-being of our school community.
Siren SeaSA (Bodega Bay, CA): Siren SeaSA is a community supported fishery, connecting the local fishing
community with subscribers in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. Siren SeaSA was formed with the goal
of connecting young fishermen directly to a customer base that will encourage them to choose sustainable
fishing methods. Siren sources only the finest local and sustainably caught seafood.
Oakland Food Connection (Oakland, CA): The Oakland Food Connection promotes nutritional awareness,
access to healthy foods, and connections between people and our planet. Since its founding in 2005, the OFC
has established programs that support school and community gardens, community-based farmers markets,
and youth entrepreneurship projects. Our health-focused approach is intended to combat high rates of
preventable diseases such as diabetes, asthma, cancer and obesity. Through our work, we improve access to
health-promoting resources such as healthy food and green space, while empowering youth to develop as
skilled leaders and change agents capable of creating healthy environments for their communities.

5. Itinerary:
Saturday, March 16th:
1:00pm- Meet at flagpole
2:30pm- Check-in at hostel and unpack
3:30pm- Free Time
6:00pm- Dinner
7:00pm- Evening activity, icebreakers, and
reflection
Sunday, March 17th:
9:00am- Breakfast and make lunches
10:00am- Fort Mason Farmer’s Market
12:00pm- Leave for SF Food Bank
12:30pm- SF Food Bank
2:30pm- Free Day
5:00pm- Leave for Hostel
5:30pm- Arrive back at Hostel
6:00pm- Dinner
7:00pm- Reflection and evening activity
Monday, March 18th:
8:00am- Breakfast and make lunches
9:00am- Leave for People’s Grocery
10:00am- People’s Grocery
2:30pm- UC Berkeley (BSFC)
4:00pm- Leave for Hostel
5:30pm- Arrive back at Hostel
6:00pm- Dinner
7:00pm- Reflection and evening activity
Tuesday, March 19th:
8:00am- Breakfast and make lunches
9:00am- Leave for Oakland Food
Connection
10:00- Oakland Food Connection
2:00pm- Leave for GLIDE Memorial
3:00pm- GLIDE Memorial
6:00pm-Dinner
8:00pm- Reflection and evening activity
Wednesday, March 20th:
7:45am- Breakfast and make lunches
8:30am- Leave for Petaluma Bounty Farm
10:00am- Petaluma Bounty Farm
2:15pm- Meet with Anna from Siren SeaSA
4:00pm- Leave for Hostel
5:30pm- Arrive at Hostel
6:00pm- Dinner
7:00pm- Reflection and evening activity
Thursday, March 21st:
8:30am- Breakfast and make lunches
9:00am- Leave for GLIDE Rooftop Garden
10:00am- GLIDE Rooftop Garden
2:00pm- Leave for People’s Garden
3:00pm- People’s Garden
5:00pm- Leave for Hostel
6:00pm- Arrive back at Hostel
7:00pm- Dinner
8:00pm- Reflection and evening activity
Friday, March 22nd:
6:45am- Breakfast and pack lunches
8:00am- Leave for Homeless Garden Project
10:00am- Homeless Garden Project
2:00pm- Leave for Hostel
4:00pm- Arrive back at Hostel
5:00pm- Dinner
7:15pm- Bonfire and Reflection
Saturday, March 23rd:
8:00am- Breakfast and finish packing
9:15am- Leave for Edible Schoolyard
10:00am- Edible Schoolyard
3:00pm- Leave for SSU
4:30pm- Arrive at SSU