Collegiate Challenge

One week can change a life forever…

Collegiate Challenge is Habitat for Humanity’s year-round alternative break program that provides opportunities for students from youth groups, high schools and colleges to spend a week of their school break working in partnership with a Habitat for Humanity affiliate in the United States.

A Collegiate Challenge trip may be the best school break trip you will ever have. Not only do you help people in need—it is also fun! You will have the chance to improve skills, connect with new people in a new place and put your faith into action by making a real difference in Habitat for Humanity’s work of eliminating substandard housing.

Please read Collegiate Challenge: What You Need to Know for important information regarding your participation in the Collegiate Challenge program. This printer-friendly document includes information about

• Age restrictions
• Group size limitations
• Costs
• What a typical Collegiate Challenge week looks like
• Cancellation policy
• Insurance information
• Early-bird registration information

Why participate in Collegiate Challenge?

• Improve your leadership skills.
• Develop and strengthen friendships.
• See the impact your work is having on communities.
• Learn more about poverty housing issues and how you can help.
• Visit new areas of the country.
• Affect a global cause by advocating on behalf of poverty housing issues.
• Help provide a simple, decent, affordable place to live for people in need.
• Be part of a movement! For 21 years, Collegiate Challenge has been making a difference in communities all over the United States. View the 20th anniversary Collegiate Challenge video, or read about Collegiate Challenge’s 20th anniversary celebration!