The Service Experience
What’s it like to be a Serve Louisiana member through the full 11-month commitment? These recent graduates share their successes, challenges and best advice to anyone considering joining the team. If you have more questions, see our Member FAQs or get in touch with us.
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Omar Ledezma
LSU Food PantryI wanted to make a difference in my community and wasn’t sure where to start. When I learned about the opportunities being offered, I knew it was exactly what I had to do.
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Maliah Mathis
Mayor's Healthy City InitiativeI had just finished a year of service through City Year which motivated me to seek out other service focused careers while I figured out my "big girl" path...
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Helen Frink
Office of Baton Rouge Mayor-PresidentI had recently graduated from college and was on the job hunt. Following a sociology course where I volunteered at Front Yard Bikes, I was freshly excited about nonprofit work in Baton Rouge,
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Donney Rose
Big Buddy ProgramBack in 2007, I decided to leave my job as a call center customer service representative to pursue my passion as a creative writing teaching artist. I looked into Serve Louisiana and found...
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Courtney Holden
The Walls ProjectI wanted to give back to the community during my gap year, and Serve Louisiana had a number of really interesting available opportunities...
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