Adam Kidan explains the main efforts of Serve DC, a nonprofit organization that goes above and beyond when it comes to promoting volunteer work for Washington, DC.

1. S E R V E D C
A D A M K I D A N :

2. • Serve DC is a nonprofit organization associated with the
Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism in the District of Columbia
Government agency that is dedicating to promoting
community service throughout the DC area all year long.

3. • By promoting service as an important aspect of our duties as human
beings and American citizens, Serve DC helps create sustainable
solutions to pressing social challenges throughout Washington, DC.

4. • Communities in the DC area
are brought together by
Serve DC’s mission to
engage districts through the
foundations of partnership
building and organizational
capacity, which lead local
and national service
opportunities for those
wishing to play a helpful
role in community service.

5. • Serve DC receives federal
grant funds from the
Corporation for National
and Community Service
(CNCS), along with the US
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). The charity
organization specializes in
the following areas…

6. N AT I O N A L
S E R V I C E
• Serve DC manages the AmeriCorps State national service program that helps initiate
ongoing service opportunities to address and solve community needs, especially when
communities are in a critical state.
• Along with the AmeriCorps, Serve DC administers federal Corporation for National and
Community Service funds through the DC Commission on National and Community Service.
• They also help to coordinate several national service acts in the District of Columbia.

7. E M E R G E N C Y
P R E PA R E D N E S S
• Serve DC recruits and engages
community residents to respond
in the event of emergency by
providing free training
opportunities to make sure
people know the correct ways to
respond to emergency situations.
• By ensuring all communities in the
DC area are fully prepared if a
crisis were to occur, managing the
coordination of volunteers and
collecting services and donations
are all critical aspects of the
organization’s emergency
response effort.

8. V O L U N T E E R I S M
• Serve DC would not be where
it is today without the selfless,
loving volunteers associated
with the program.
• The nonprofit promotes
volunteering across the city by
engaging residents to be
active members of their
communities.
• Serve DC runs a plethora of
service days, connects
residents with volunteer
opportunities, and uses
collaboration efforts to bring
organizations together as an
entire system of volunteer
work.

9. • Serve DC is undoubtedly one of the nation’s strongest nonprofit
organizations. To learn more about it and to search for volunteer
opportunities within your own community, check out their website
here