Our Impact

Participants since 1998

Service hours provided since 1998

Investment dollar value back to the city since 1998

COMMUNITY AWARENESS

94% of YouthServe youth can describe issues in their community, compared to 62% of non-YouthServe youth.

SELF-CONFIDENCE

93% of YouthServe youth are comfortable expressing views with others, compared to 57% of non-YouthServe youth.

LEADERSHIP EMPOWERMENT

75% of YouthServe youth can name two or more organizations to volunteer with, compared to 3% of non-YouthServe youth.

Why YouthServe?

"I have been extremely blessed to be involved with YouthServe. I have found no other program which replicates the level of community immersion and involvement I have been able to experience through this amazing organization. It’s extremely inspiring to see organizations around Birmingham working to make it a better place, and it’s wonderful that YouthServe involves youth and our perspectives. YouthServe empowers youth through service, but also in the ability to make the world a better place. It grants agency to those who seek to improve the world around them. It’s opened my eyes to problems in our area, but it’s also shown me solutions, and organizations like YouthServe give me hope for the future of our community and our country."

Carter Dewees
Yale University
YouthServe Alumni Class of 2020

"YouthServe is more than an organization; YouthServe has granted me the amazing opportunity to collaborate in a positive and uplifting environment with other like-minded individuals. YouthServe has not only shaped me into a better leader, but a true philanthropist. Moreover, YouthServe has taught me to break the cycle and be the change. Thanks to YouthServe, my peers and I are the upcoming generation of changemakers and true public servants."

Brooklyn Graham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
YouthServe Alumni Class of 2020

"YouthServe has been my life for the past four years. During that time, I have grown into a well-rounded and informed individual. Youth Serve has taught me that community service is so much more than getting up on a Saturday morning to lend a helping hand, but instead a deeply impactful opportunity to strengthen your community. I am so grateful to have been blessed to be a part of such and phenomenal organization that not only cares about their community but creates space for and amplifies the voices of the people inside within it."

Marques McKinney
Mercy College
YouthServe Alumni Class of 2020