{"id":11,"date":"2017-07-18T15:56:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T13:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.servethecity.net\/berlin\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:22:19","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.servethecity.net\/tuebingen\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.servethecity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/05\/about-banner.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; speed_factor=&#8221;5&#8243; video_color_mask=&#8221;#000000&#8243; video_opacity=&#8221;0&#8243; min_height=&#8221;400&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;50&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;50&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;50&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;36&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;350&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">About Serve the City<\/span>[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row id=&#8221;whoweare&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779449627385{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Serve the City is a <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">global movement<\/span><\/strong> of volunteers showing kindness in practical ways to people in need. We partner with refugee centers, schools, and other associations offering help and support. Serve the City creates events that mobilize many volunteers to serve in simple ways \u2013 sports, music, arts and crafts, meals, friendship and more.<\/p>\n<p>We are the connection between the good intentions and talents of people who could volunteer and a meaningful opportunity to get involved. And that\u2019s where it starts. We cross the line from where we are and serve. But that\u2019s just the beginning. The dream of Serve the City is everyone serving. As soon as possible we invite those we have met while serving to join us, because what we really want is to build bridges together.<\/p>\n<p>Serve the City is for everyone. It\u2019s a revolution, a serving revolution. And it\u2019s going to change the world. We know them by their needs. What if we knew them by name?<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Build Bridges. Serve the City.<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/servethecity.azureedge.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2017\/07\/stc-oldmap.jpg&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; video_color_mask=&#8221;#000000&#8243; video_opacity=&#8221;0.7&#8243; min_height=&#8221;60&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;50&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;50&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;50&#8243; has_top_shape_divider=&#8221;true&#8221; top_shape_style=&#8221;speech-top&#8221; top_shape_size=&#8221;small&#8221; top_shape_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; has_bottom_shape_divider=&#8221;true&#8221; bottom_shape_style=&#8221;speech-bottom&#8221; bottom_shape_size=&#8221;small&#8221; bottom_shape_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; section_id=&#8221;history&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;h3&#8243; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;36&#8243; line_height=&#8221;150&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; animation=&#8221;scale-up&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">History<\/span>[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;span&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;18&#8243; line_height=&#8221;150&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; animation=&#8221;scale-up&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In 2005, Serve the City began in Brussels as a single week of service in Belgium<\/span><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" title=\"www.servethecity.brussels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.servethecity.brussels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.servethecity.brussels<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Now Serve the City is active or starting in 65 cities around the world<\/span><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" title=\"www.servethecity.net\" href=\"http:\/\/www.servethecity.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.servethecity.net<\/a>[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; id=&#8221;crosstheline&#8221;][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][mk_fancy_title font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<h1><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Courage \u00b7 Compassion \u00b7 Humility \u00b7 Hope \u00b7 Respect<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;h3&#8243; size=&#8221;36&#8243; line_height=&#8221;150&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;]Our vision[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row id=&#8221;whoweare&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779449895296{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Serve the City T\u00fcbingen organizes mostly short term projects. These are not complicated. It is easy to <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">come along and serve<\/span><\/strong>. Serve the City\u00b4s goal is to make it as simple as possible for each person to serve. Therefore we organize short term projects and so called \u201caction days\u201d. STC T\u00fcbingen supports social initiatives in the city by coming along side them.<\/p>\n<p>Through serving together, bridges are being built between volunteers, social initiatives, and marginalized people. 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