Serve! offers experiential learning programs for youth. These include full-time, March Break and summer components for a variety of age groups as well as one-time workshops for groups of young people.

Each program involves a combination of personal development, skills building activities, teamwork initiatives, learning about diversity and community involvement through service work.

Our programs include:

• Experience This! - (click on program name to go to page) is a 6 month full-time program for youth 17 to 24 years old focusing intensely on personal development and goals, teamwork, personal skills and awareness building, and community involvement through weekly service projects. Participants earn a biweekly living stipend. Usually runs fall to spring each year.
• Serve up the Summer - (click on program name to go to page) is a 6 week full-time program in July & August for youth 13 to 16 years old (usually in specific neighbourhoods like Malvern or Flemingdon Park). Youth take part in weekly workshops, volunteer projects in the community, team building games and activities. Participants earn volunteer hours and a small financial achievement/completion award.
• Step Up - (click onprogram name to go to page) is a 1 week March Break program for youth 13 to 16 years old (usually in a specific neighbourhood such as Flemingdon Park) focusing on team building, hands-on activities, several community service projects, and at least 2 educational workshops for skills building. Participants earn volunteer hours and a small financial achievement/completion award.
• Making It Work - (click on program name to go to page) is a 6 week full-time summer program in July & August for youth 17 to 21 years old focusing on weekly service projects, team building, personal development, skills development and employment preparedness. Participants earn a biweekly living stipend.
  
  

To access application forms (and more program details), please click on the name of the specific program (names are listed above in blue) to go to that web page.

For more information on these programs check out our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Many of the resources created by youth participants for youth (or youth workers) are available online

Over the years Serve! has also offered projects centred on vital issues facing youth and society ranging from gender-based violence to hate crimes and discrimination. More information on these can be found on our past programs pages.