Serve To LEAD is dedicated to alleviating poverty in our local community and across the globe. During this pandemic, we have all gained a greater appreciation for soap and water for handwashing and for toilet paper for proper hygiene. We have seen how vital in-person education is for the social-emotional development and academic advancement of […]
Asheville summer camp advances education and opportunity for youth in Hillcrest… Serve To LEAD began summer programs by laying 385 yards of fescue, generously donated by Turf Mountain Sod, to enhance the outdoor play space for our Hillcrest summer program. Serve To LEAD and partners Youthful HAND provided seven weeks of academic enrichment and fun […]
Serve To LEAD works in partnership with communities around the globe to support change from the inside, out. This summer, our team spent time in the Dominican Republic participating in phase 3 of our ongoing community septic project. Earlier this year, STL community partners Ambiorix Cina (pictured above, right) and Marc Nicoleau (pictured above, left) […]
Serve To LEAD is honored to influence the lives of many young people to grow in faith and take action through service to bring wholeness and restoration to the world around them. Osha is a junior who attends the School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville High. She participates weekly in Serve To LEAD’s […]
Dana Campbell, a recent graduate of Asheville High School, shares his experience with Serve To LEAD: When I joined Serve To LEAD it was because I wanted to make an impact on the lives of others. Since joining, I have been filled with gratitude towards the smaller things that we are so privileged to have […]
Art connects people, creates a shared experience, allows space for relationships to form and stories to be communicated. Art is a powerful force for social change. For the past four summers, artist Christopher Holt traveled with Serve To LEAD to the Dominican Republic, to share his time and talents with communities using visual art to […]
We recently returned from Sri Lanka with a team of students from Asheville Christian Academy. This team participated in ongoing poverty reduction projects which included building two homes, assisting in a community medical clinic, visiting many schools to support nutrition and education programs, visiting a micro business launched by United Christian Fellowship and Serve To […]
Serve To LEAD’s Student Spotlight: Kanaje’ Allen I am an individual that finds fulfillment in helping others. Saying that, having the opportunity to intern with Serve To LEAD is an honor. This organization has helped me become a better individual and it has opened my eyes and has shown me that everything I take for […]
This summer Serve To LEAD launched its first international youth development camp in the Dominican Republic! Working with youth from Asheville and the village of Saman, these young people spent 6 1/2 weeks learning, sharing, serving, and growing together. Youth from Asheville trained with us during the school year to prepare for the summer. […]
Last week we took our Girl Power World Changer Club from Isaac Dickson Elementary School on a field trip to the Compassion Experience. The Compassion Experience is an interactive journey through true stories of children living in developing countries and takes participants to the streets, homes, markets, and schools of children whose lives begin in poverty […]