Service Learning

Education is paired with community service to allow youth to learn-by-doing, expanding their knowledge of the community and inspiring self-motivated engagement. This program is offered in the fall and spring for children in 3rd - 5th grade. 

Children learn about a specific community need alongside their peers, brainstorm solutions together, volunteer, and reflect on what they have learned in the program while working independently on a personal service project. 

Service Learning helps youth on the pathway to lifelong volunteerism, philanthropy, and community leadership expand on what they have learned through Family Volunteering.

Thanks to our generous supporters, this fall we have kids participating in four Service Learning programs, each focused on a different community need - helping the environment, helping people in need, helping seniors, and helping animals!

Registration for our spring 2019 Service Learning Programs will begin in November.
Be sure to register your family with Generation SERVE to receive our communications about our programs. 

Review our Service Learning Program FAQs.

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Highlights from Service Learning - Helping People

Sharing ideas about helping people in poverty

Preparing backpacks for children in need

Service Learning participants posing for a picture together!

Bagging groceries for food pantry recipients

Partner organizations supported by this program:

Alzheimer's Association​
​Central Texas Food Bank
​Homeless Task Force
Hope Totes
Micah 6 Pantry
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Community First! Village
​Partnerships for Children
SAIVA
Senior Access
​Westminster Manor

Highlights from Service Learning - Helping Animals

Sharing ideas about how to help animals

Families making warmers for shelter kittens

Making blankets for shelter dogs

Helping at the Austin Humane Society

Partner organizations supported by this program:

Austin Humane Society
Austin Zoo & Sanctuary
Austin Wildlife Rescue
​Central Texas SPCA
​Emancipet
Safe in Austin

Service Learning participant meeting a tortoise!

Highlights from Service Learning - Helping the Environment

Volunteering at a TreeFolks activity

Learning about organizations that care for the local environment

Sorting donations at Austin Creative Reuse

Students brainstorming together

Partner organizations supported by this program:

Austin Creative Reuse
​Colorado River Alliance
Treefolks
Keep Austin Beautiful

Cleaning up litter for the Colorado River Authority

Highlights from Service Learning - Helping Seniors

Learning at the Helping Seniors Intro Workshop

Helping the Alzheimer's Association get ready for the Alzheimers Walk

Service Learning participants after making thank you cards for volunteers with Senior Access

Partner organizations supported by this program:

SAIVA
Senior Access
Westminster Manor
Alzheimer's Association