“There's no magic bullet to end poverty in the world. But if you could, the close…” — Craig Kielburger

Service learning connects classroom studies to real-world issues, with hands-on activities and problem solving. Youth can study biology and ecology by testing the water in their own community; or learn about statistics, calculating the food supply and usage at the local food bank.

We've found that service learning builds life skills, leadership and a sense of global citizenship that makes helping a lifelong habit.

Many say that a man comes along with the moral courage of Nelson Mandela once in a lifetime. He was an extraordinary man who paid a great sacrifice for his beliefs, then led a nation from the prospect of civil war to reconciliation.