Podcast: Serving Stories

"Cead mile failte": an Irish phrase that means "a hundred thousand welcomes." That is what Lucy Alexia Dube wants to offer new migrant parents coming to Ireland. Having been a refugee herself, [...]

Combat compassion fatigue! On the 2nd anniversary of the Ukraine war, two refugees in Krakow recount their stories—and how kindness became contagious for them.

Safi Ebrahim and Peter DeWitt of STC Paris lay out for us how compassion can change the trajectory of the life of an immigrant. And Safi should know, as he himself came to Paris as a refugee from [...]

Season 2, Episode 5 (Value: Respect) What if giving gifts to those in need could boost self-respect instead of creating dependency? Saint Nicholas understood this when he gave money anonymously [...]

Season 2, Episode 4 In Krakow, Poland, as in many other big cities around the world, respectable people pretend the homeless person they pass on the street is invisible. There are, the [...]

Season 2, Episode 3 It’s pretty easy to volunteer when you feel like the task you are doing is big and important. But when the job seems mundane and messy—maybe even smelly—some volunteers might [...]

Season 2, Episode 2 Turns out: Randy Newman had it wrong. Short people have lots of good reasons to live! In this episode, focused on volunteering with Humility, we ask: Do you have to be big to [...]

Season 2, Episode 1 Humility “Small people doing small things together can make a big difference.” Meet Lucy, the 11 year old daughter of the Serve the City Baltimore director, Erin. [...]

For the year 2020, Serve the City chose as their theme, "Kindness Starts with Me." Little did they know how the events of this year would draw on the creativity of volunteers in showing kindness! [...]

It's been a more than a good idea to stay inside during the COVID outbreak in Brussels— it's the law. But some residents have found that there are some important humanitarian reasons to venture [...]