 serve! in the community  
A core belief at Serve! is that stronger youth help make stronger communities. By becoming involved in community, youth participants of Serve! develop a sense of accomplishment and purpose, and gain an understanding of, and sensitivity to, community issues. The programs of Serve! all feature service projects where youth work in the community. These projects focus on key areas of need: education, homelessness and poverty relief, environmental protection/renewal, and community development. Serve! works on these projects with community partners who provide invaluable support and work with Serve! to ensure the best possible outcome for both the youth participants and the community. Serve! also provides volunteer opportunities for people who want to help Serve! and help youth make a difference in their community. 
  More programs and resources such as Serve Canada are needed in (communities like) Malvern as a preventative and supportive measure for youth when they are not in school and are at increased risk of engaging in unhealthy or destructive activities. Serve Canada provides quality programming and builds stronger youth - safeguarding their positive development and futures while strengthening the overall community.
 Colleen Huggins, Community Support Worker, Toronto District School Board
 We are looking for a few agency partners for weekly community projects for a team of 10 youth (17 to 24 years old) to meet community needs and to build youth civic engagement and skills development. Does your organization/agency have a project that can run once a week from end of January to May 2010? We are mainly looking for projects for Monday or Wednesday afternoons (or possibly a one-time service project on a Friday morning). |
