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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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2012 Summer Programming for Youth |
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Written by Elaine Munro
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Friday, 13 April 2012 20:00 |
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We have started youth outreach for our summer 2012 programs
 
For 2012, we will be running two summer programs. They are both 6 week full-time programs
that will run July 9th to August 17th.
Serve up the Summer program: location will be the Malvern neighbourhood
for youth 13 to 16 years old
Deadline to register for this program is June 15th.
Making It Work program: youth can apply from different parts of the city.
This program is for a team of youth. The age focus for this program will be 17 to 21 years old.
Deadline to apply for this program is 5pm June 12th.
Space is limited so register/apply soon!
Click here to go to the Youth Zone of this website for specific program descriptions
and info on how to apply.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 18:59 |
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We Are Hiring A Few Summer Staff |
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Written by Elaine Munro
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 00:00 |
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2012 Summer Employment Opportunities at Serve
We will be hiring a few summer staff (for 10 week contracts) for our summer programming.
Deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Positions:
- Team Leader, Serve up the Summer program (up to 2 positions in the Malvern community)
- A Program Assistant for Serve up the Summer program in Malvern (must be full-time student returning to school full-time
in fall 2012 for the Assistant position)
- Team Facilitator, Making It Work program (1 position)--Toronto (primarily downtown & surrounding area)
See postings below for specific details before applying. Please, no phone calls.  Click here to download/view posting (Team Leader and Program Assistant, Serve up the Summer program)
Click here to download/view posting (Team Facilitator, Making It Work program)
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 April 2012 21:26 |
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2012 Step Up March Break Program |
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Written by Elaine Munro
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Thursday, 02 February 2012 20:09 |
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2012 Step Up March Break Program Now seeking youth 13 to 16 years old living in the Flemingdon Park/Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood
Deadline for program registration is Thursday, March 1st, 2012 Space is limited. Register now!!
The program runs the full week (Mon. to Fri.) March 12 to 16, 2012 and involves team games and activities, workshops, community service, and an adventure-based challenge.
Participants earn volunteer hours for their service activities, more experience, and an achievement award upon full completion of the program.
Please see the registration form for more important details about the program.
Go to the Youth Zone of this website for a program description and for info on how to register.
Thank you to Flemingdon Health Centre for support and access to program space.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 16:53 |
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What Brought Me to Serve? Why Is It a Good Opportunity? |
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Written by Participant
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 14:45 |
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As a youth who grew up in one of Toronto's priority neighbourhoods and also being a single mother I thought that there was no future for me. I lost all hope in trying to do better because where I came from it was the norm. I went to countless number of programs to try and better myself as a person and to learn different skills etc. But I guess other programs’ methods of doing things weren’t really helping me in a way or addressing the issues I had.
Before I came to Serve, I was in a program and they just weren’t helping me the way I wanted them too. I saw the ad looking for team members and in the brief description that was given about the program I knew I would benefit from the Serve program. What brought me to the Serve was because I wanted to experience personal growth and to better myself as a person. I wanted to be fix internal problems I had within. I wanted to gain job skills and people skills and how to work as team. My overall goal was just to come out a better person and what I learn from here will benefit me in the long run.
Serve is a good opportunity because they have some good team building games and activities that will help you when you’re actually in the workforce and working with other people. It's like teaching you how to survive in the workforce. Everything we do here helps the way we act, think and perform. We have a thing called good feedback and constructive feedback. You tell somebody something good about them and then you tell them something that they can change about themselves. This is good because every week we get to hear the inputs of others and the negative and positive stuff about you. This helps me grow and learn and try and change those particular things.
Overall Serve is so far a good experience and has a lot to offer. We have a few months to go and I’m looking forward to it.
By: ANONYMOUS, 21 YRS OLD. (December 2011)
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 January 2012 15:06 |
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Experience This! Program 2011-2012 |
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Written by Elaine Munro
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011 16:29 |
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Youth outreach underway for
EXPERIENCE THIS! PROGRAM 2011-2012 This is a program for a team of youth 17 to 24 years old.
The program is a full-time program (just under 6 months long) with varied activities, workshops, community projects which focus on personal growth and skills building, teamwork, and community involvement.
Deadline for applications is 5pm on September 21st, 2011 Space is limited so apply soon!
Please see the application form for more important details
about the program.
Go to the Youth Zone of this website for specific program description and info on how to apply.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 16:59 |
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