Summer Serve: A Summer of Service, Leadership, and Friendship

A Summer of Service, Leadership, and Friendship

Summer Serve, a YMCA/United Way Partnership provides local youth ages 12-17 with the opportunity to spend their summer volunteering, developing leadership skills, and making friendships that last a lifetime.

This six-week program, divided into three separate two-week sessions, is designed to help young people awaken their inner leader, build their teamwork skills, and meet like-minded peers while creating positive change in their community. Summer Serve participants learn about different areas of need in Frederick County through hands-on experience while working on service projects at various local nonprofits. They will experience a team-based environment that will present them with challenges and opportunities to gain a valuable combination of knowledge, skills, values, and motivation to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.

Leadership Week takes place at the end of the summer, and all registered Summer Serve participants are eligible to apply. This optional week gives participants an opportunity to further expand upon their ability to work well with others and learn how they can serve as a catalyst for positive change in our community.

For more information, please contact Evan Bates at ebates@frederickymca.org.

Summer Serve Financial Aid

Not sure if you are eligible to receive financial assistance for Summer Serve? Complete the YMCA of Frederick County Financial Aid Application.

Summer Serve 2022 Re-cap

There were a total of 84 Summer Serve participants, who collectively contributed 5,880 volunteer hours to the Frederick Community, which is also $145,175 worth of labor!

 Thank you so much to the hardworking Summer Serve participants for dedicating their summer to serve the following nonprofits/agencies: Farmer Mike Dickson, Waverley Elementary, Rock Creek School, Streamlink Education, Frederick City Police Department, Blessings In a Backpack, Maryland School For The Deaf, Frederick Rescue Mission, Religious Coalition, SHIP, County Executive Jan Gardner, Frederick County Health Department, Aje Hill/I Believe In Me, Alderman Derek Shackelford, Frederick County Rideshare, Second Chances Garage, Housing Frederick, Advocates For Homeless Families, Each 1 Teach 1, Mental Health Association, Yemi Fagbohun/Community Art, Tree Trekkers
Downtown Frederick Partnership, Lisa Toni Clark/Americorp, L’Arche Frederick, Children Of Incarcerated Parents, Fountain Rock, Rosehill Manor, Woman To Woman Mentoring, amd Morning Rotary Club.