Press & Media
YouthServeCLE has been featured in school publications and Cleveland-area media for our work connecting students with community service opportunities.
University School Students Help Launch YouthServe
The Cleveland Jewish News featured YouthServeCLE — then known as YouthServeCCIS — highlighting co-founders Jack Nelson, Charlie Martin, and Valentina DiCenso and their mission to connect Cleveland-area high schoolers with local nonprofits through monthly service themes. The article spotlighted the R.A.K.E. event where 50+ students packed 200+ lunches for those in need.
Read Full ArticleYouthServeCLE Wins Pitch Prize
University School celebrated co-founders Jack Nelson and Charlie Martin after YouthServeCLE won a competitive pitch competition, recognizing the initiative's impact in mobilizing Cleveland-area students for community service. The feature highlighted how what started as a classroom idea grew into a city-wide student-led movement reaching 8 schools and 50+ nonprofit partners in under a year.
Read Full ArticleUniting Through Literacy: ODA Partners with University School and YouthServeCLE
Open Doors Academy highlighted its partnership with University School and YouthServeCLE, where student volunteers joined forces with ODA's literacy mission to support Greater Cleveland children in underserved communities. The collaboration — part of YouthServeCLE's January Youth Education theme — helped put hundreds of books directly into the hands of kids who need them most.
Read Full ArticleYouthServeCLE Spotlighted at Maltz Museum Community Event
Cleveland.com covered a special Maltz Museum community press event where YouthServeCLE student volunteers participated in hands-on educational programming around themes of remembrance, community, and civic responsibility — demonstrating the organization's growing reach across Cleveland's cultural and educational spaces.
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