Serving Stories – Serve the City International

On the mean streets of Brussels... where people without homes live lives of isolation, and migrants looking for more often find little... a few leaders are looking to inspire teams to use their time and talents to serve others. Famously, Spider-Man reminds us that "with great power comes great responsibility." In Part 2 of this episode featuring Andrea and Mahmoud, two project leaders from Brussels, we see how they inspire others to serve with the values of humility, compassion, respect, courage, love and hope. This story from our founding city is part of our celebration of Serve the City's 20th anniversary this week!

Everyone can serve... and that includes children! Andrea Peterson, leader of the Brussels Street Kindness project, shares how taking children out of their comfort zone to serve homeless people has changed their perspective... and brightened the days of the people they meet.Serving SHORT Stories alternates with our regular-length episodes, to serve you bite-size bits of inspiration you can share with others.

"You have the chance to become part of something bigger than yourself!" This is what Professor Xavier told his team of X-Men. And it is what Serve the City project leaders guide their volunteers towards on a regular basis, as they enable their teams to serve successfully.In Part 1 of this double episode, we meet Mahmoud and Andrea, two project leaders from Serve the City Brussels. We hear their backstories — Mahmoud as a Syrian refugee and Andrea as a corporate volunteer — and how, as they support the others they lead, their leadership is also supported. This story from our founding city is part of our celebration of Serve the City's 20th anniversary this month!

While at the Amsterdam City Exchange, Nate Kohler from Serve the City Paris did not just to make friends and exchange best practices in volunteering. He tells us in this episode how his new friends stepped up to support him with a crisis that happened back at home.Serving SHORT Stories alternates with our regular-length episodes, to serve you bite-size bits of inspiration you can share with others.

If you've ever been to Amsterdam, you know how they love their pancakes... and their bikes. In this episode we hear from Willem Dieleman, a volunteers with Serve the City Amsterdam, who has combined these twin Dutch passions into one creative serving project.Serving SHORT Stories alternates with our regular-length episodes, to serve you bite-size bits of inspiration you can share with others.