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Serve! works with youth ages 13-24 in inner-city communities in experiential education that connects youth and the community - and positively impacts both. Youth who come to Serve! often face obstacles - personal, economic, and social - that have made it difficult to achieve success. The program at Serve! is designed to help them overcome these obstacles and achieve success. Serve! offers youth experiential learning programs which range from a six-month program for older youth, to March Break and summer programming for younger age groups. As well, Serve! offers a six-week summer employment readiness program for older youth. Youth participants with Serve! discover their true potential through developing leadership and teamwork skills.
Unlike any other program in Toronto, and unique to Serve!, we use a comprehensive, tailored and holistic approach to tackle the issues facing youth today: through personal development, team work, community service, and for our older youth, financial assistance – all on the platform of experiential and reflective learning. Serve! engages diverse and vulnerable youth so that they can establish personal direction, overcome obstacles, achieve goals and become involved citizens and leaders.
Key to Serve!’s success is the community service aspect of our programs. Youth spend 60% of their time while at Serve! assisting others in the community. Not only does this build confidence and tangible experience, it builds relationships and understanding.
Serve!’s unique approach is award-winning and effective: 95% of last year’s youth achieved their goals by returning to high-school, entering post-secondary education, or finding employment.
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Message from the Executive Director
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Written by Elaine Munro
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 15:33 |
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The Big Night in Rosedale has become Serve!stock
Toronto’s exclusive event in a stunning private residence in
Rosedale (the location disclosed only to ticket purchasers).
Thursday June 17, 2010 6:30 pm
Come and join this exclusive summer backyard party with martinis, beer, wine, great food
and an intimate jam session with legends of Canadian music.
We are proud to announce special musical guests
Lighthouse, Kathleen Edwards and the Arkells.
This year’s event is hosted by Seamus O’Regan of CTV’s “Canada AM” and Colin Mochrie
of “Whose Line is it Anyway?”
Stop by www.servestock.ca and grab your tickets while they last.
$350 per ticket
or call Michele Lenick at (905) 761.7904 to purchase your ticket now.
Co-Chairs Catherine Davey and David Kines |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 10 June 2010 16:15 |
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*Purchased kits will be delivered to you during the month of May 2010. (If you do not wish to have your kit delivered to the address associated with your PayPal account, please make a note in the 'Add special instructions to Merchant' section of the PayPal payment process.)
Each kit contains snacks and activities perfectly tailored for an evening of enjoyment in the comfort of your own home. All proceeds benefit Serve! youth service organization. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 April 2010 16:26 |
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Written by Participant
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Friday, 02 April 2010 00:00 |
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My experiences at Serve! have been insightful for my learning experience outside of Serve! and in life in general. I have met some good people while I am here--some of them had my ways of thinking and some taught me other ways of looking at things that at some points I’m surprised that I haven’t looked at or thought of them myself. That is one of the assets of joining Serve! that at least personally for myself even in such a cruel world we live in it makes me so proud and somewhat surprised that there are still good people out there.
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 May 2010 21:21 |
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