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On Tuesday, 16 May, Brigitte Vonck-Makkinje – the founder and city leader of Serve the City Amsterdam – was awarded an honour by the King of the Netherlands for her leadership and [...]

This year, Global Volunteer Day was celebrated in over 18 cities across 5 continents. From STC Peninsula to STC Accra, from Geneva to the Philippines, from Limerick to Oeiras and so many more [...]

From the 4th to the 7th of May, twenty City Leaders and Core Team members from across the Caribbean and members of Serve the City International met in the Dominican Republic for STC’s [...]

by Leontine Mastenbroek This morning a crew from UPS Ireland came to serve a man whose house had become unlivable. The team of 5 women and a man came to make a start with clearing the rubbish [...]

STC Kosovo’s April 2023 Big Volunteer Weekend was a huge success! Over 40 volunteers from 5 countries gathered together, including both Kosovar Serbs and Albanians, volunteering alongside each [...]

Good news! Serve the City International’s partnership with the UPS Foundation is bearing fruit this month as UPS staff members give up their time to work on projects in their city with STC as [...]

by Jay Benfante What would it look like if the feast of a king was prepared for the homeless and the refugee? What if those, who many in our societies see as a problem to be dealt with were [...]

by Jay Benfante, Southeast Europe Network Coordinator and Serve the City Kosovo City Leader   In the life of a Serve the City volunteer community, things can feel, and in many ways should [...]

We recently had a conversation with Richard Holt of STC London, who is also the Network Coordinator for South Asia, about his trip to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Below is a glimpse of our conversation [...]

by Peter DeWit He was sleeping on hard hewn out logs meant to be a bench, not a bed. It was midmorning in the busy Republic Square where protesters and skateboarders like to gather. I usually [...]

Global Volunteer Day 2022 was celebrated on 14 May across cities, countries, and continents with a variety of projects. To learn more about the special experiences from this day, we caught up [...]

We’ve seen stories of hope and of horror as the Ukraine/Russia conflict continues. This is why you’re invited to join a special online Family session where we will share updates on how STC cities [...]

During this time, it is important that we keep ourselves well informed about the events occurring within Ukraine. This requires a dual responsibility of seeking true information and staying away [...]

With the importance that we place in sharing the stories of others, we would be remiss if we did not do the same during this period. If you would like to share your story or experience over the [...]

Dear friends, We are all in shock, and we are afraid. We are united in our concern as lives are threatened, and new pages of history are being written before our eyes. We feel compelled to act, [...]