SERVE Philadelphia

Serve Philadelphia is committed to reducing barriers, increasing knowledge and expanding capacity to promote active participation among Philadelphians so that everyone is empowered to create lasting positive change.

Serve Philadelphia is the main initiative of the Mayor's Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service. OCEVS was created in 2010 when Cities of Service, a nonprofit founded by former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, and the Rockefeller Foundation awarded Philadelphia a Cities of Service Leadership Grant.

Serve Philadelphia interacts with 68 city departments, 300 organizations, and 7700 people each year to provide trainings and support community organizing efforts.