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JOIN YOUTHSERVE

Whether you have an hour to give or would like to dedicate a year to bettering your community. There’s work to do and we can’t do it without you! Make new friends and join fellow teens who want to contribute their time and talent to affect local change.

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GRAFFITI REMOVAL PROJECT

We've partnered with the County of Santa Cruz Public Works to help keep our community beautiful! We have regular clean-up projects open to youth and families. You can also schedule a project for your group!

Current Clean-Up sites include: Pinto Lake, Rockview Beach, Felton Covered Bridge Park.

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CHECK OUT OUR PROJECTS

Youth can make a difference in their community while developing skills to find a job, get into college, complete school service requirements. We are currently offering a variety of in-person and at-home projects!

View our projects

 

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VOLUNTEER CALENDAR

Ready to jump in on a project? Check out our calendar of fun projects that are open to teen volunteers. Some of these projects are with YouthSERVE while others are with our community partners. Please note that some of the projects have age requirements (but all of them allow young people to attend with an adult).

Check out the Online Youth Friendly Volunteer Calendar

 

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VOLUNTEER AS AN ADULT LEADER

Looking for a fulfilling and ongoing volunteer opportunity? Look no further because we are currently seeking adult leaders to help supervise youth volunteers for weekend and after-school projects throughout Santa Cruz County.

Learn more about becoming an adult leader

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SUMMER OF SERVICE

This program is not funded for 2025 - we are currently raising money to bring it back in 2026

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