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serve the city
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Reversed Advent Wrapped.

✨ It’s a wrap! Reversed Advent 2025 ✨ What an incredible result: 1308 Christmas Boxes delivered thanks to YOUR generosity! Together we made it happen: 553 amazing volunteers, 15 companies, 3 churches & 3 schools. All united to bring hope and joy to undocumented people this Christmas.

The smiles, the beautifully decorated boxes, the stories behind every single donation… pure magic. Thank you &  a Merry Christmas to you!

try flexible volunteering.
give a day, create memories for a lifetime.

We believe that there are thousands of different ways to spread kindness and give back to community: baking pancakes for the homeless, organizing a beauty day for the elderly, helping out at a city farm, …

Join us as volunteer for a day, meet like-minded people and make Amsterdam a better place to live for everyone.

serve the city at work.
bring your company’s values to life.

Ready to make impact together with your team or company? We organize customized volunteering projects and impact days to turn your employees into happier and more purpose-driven people while making Amsterdam a nicer place to live.

serve the city young.
encourage young people to volunteer.

Serve the City Young (formerly Ympact020) empowers youth through MDT to discover talents, learn, and create impact. From gardening to visiting the lonely—small acts, big change. New name, same mission: mobilizing young people and making society better.

Blue Monday Baking.
fight loneliness and share.

The third Monday of the year is known as the most depressing day of the year – Blue Monday! This year, on January 19th, let’s fight the famous Blue Monday Blues with a kitchen party and surprise lonely Amsterdammers with delicious home-made treats.

it’s time.
to brake for zebra’s.

Amsterdam’s traffic is buzzing, but zebra crossings deserve attention. Especially for kids, older adults, and people with limited mobility. Join our zebra action: add a sticker to show you’re ready to brake and wait. Small gesture, big impact.

let’s surprise the homeless with
a warm sleeping bag.

Join our surprise action and give a Warm Night to a homeless person in need! Together, let’s make their lives a bit easier!

who we are serving

We care for both people and environment in our city. That’s why we are actually present at all places, where fellow Amsterdammers need a helping hand but cannot afford it.

volunteer stories

Volunteers are the heart of our organization.
Get to know some of our volunteering heroes and become inspired by their personal stories and motivations.

the team behind

Serve the City Amsterdam started back in 2005 as part of a worldwide volunteering movement. We facilitate all kind of volunteering activities to make Amsterdam a better place to live.

let’s connect.

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