Serve! Engaging Youth for Change

experience this!

Program Underway for 2008-2009

Want to make a difference in your life, and in the lives of others?

“Experience This!” is Serve’s full-time experiential learning program for youth 17 - 24 years old. Participants engage in an intensive six-month program that focuses on personal development, teamwork and community involvement. Working in a diverse team, participants gain valuable skills and experience that will enable them to achieve success in the future.

Over the course of six months, participants:

  • work toward achieving their personal goals
  • participate in a team of diverse individuals
  • experience leadership roles in their community

Youth participants engage in guided learning activities through community involvement. They also experience an adventure-based challenge and trip outside of the city.

Participants receive a living stipend during the program and receive support for working on future goals.

Interested in the 2009-2010 program? You must be:

  • Willing and able to work in a team and with diverse populations
  • Committed to personal development and improving yourself
  • Eager to perform community service/development work to meet community needs
  • Available on a full time basis (40 hours per week mainly weekdays) for a six month program from October 2008 to April 2009

You will gain:

  • Leadership, job and life skills
  • Greater self-confidence, assertiveness, and personal awareness
  • Experience in organizing and delivering community projects
  • Skills for planning and reaching your goals
  • An experience of a lifetime!

Still have questions? Read our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Remember that this is NOT A JOB...It is a challenge and an experience of a lifetime!

We are used to talking to friends and teachers but we didn't know how to talk to people from different age groups. At first, we didn't know how and we felt scared. It was also a worry whether we could get along with others in the team, but as we worked together in different activities we all learned the importance of cooperation and respect for one another.
Rosa & Yunjie, 2002 Step Up After-School Program Graduates



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Honorary Chairs: Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath of “Little Mosque on the Prairie”