Saturdays at 8:30am ET

Serve the City

Serve the City is a non-scripted show about an international grassroots movement with a focus on social justice. The show’s cast is made up of young people from all walks of life: students, European politicians, business leaders and other young professionals. The show starts in the birthplace of the movement – Brussels, Belgium – the capital of Europe. Cast from around the world embark on a radical emotional journey of serving the world’s poorest and neediest people. They see what no other tourists see – the real life problems of the world’s largest cities. They attempt to make Brussels a better place through doing various service projects:

  • teaching dance and basketball to inner city kids,
  • rebuilding housing for the poor,
  • giving haircuts and massages to the refugees from war-torn places,
  • handing flowers to prostitutes in the red light district,
  • playing with child victims of abuse,
  • feeding the hungry and the poor.

The volunteers experience some of the problems that people they are serving encounter on a regular basis, like verbal and physical abuse, fatigue, cultural barriers and misunderstandings.

The show continues in Ryazan, Russia, a provincial town four hours outside of Moscow. Local volunteers are determined to do Serve the City for the first time ever. A team of American and European volunteers arrive to help make a difference in the heart of the city. The team encounters cultural and other challengers while serving the orphans, the homeless and children with cancer.

The season ends with a final episode featuring an update on selected volunteers one year later.

 

Upcoming Airings

Full TV Schedule
Episode:
September 11 @ 8:00am ET
Episode:
September 11 @ 8:30am ET
Episode:
September 14 @ 10:00pm ET

Episodes 1-4

1. Allison Greenaway (California, USA)
2. Andrea Swaney (California, USA)
3. Brittany Deal (Spain)
4. Carlton Deal (Belgium)
5. Daphna de Visser (Holland)
6. Janine de Keersmaecker (Belgium)
7. Judith Crawford (Northern Ireland)
8. Natalie Hayden (Virginia, USA)
9. Svarre Vatnar (Sweden)
10. Nate Barkley (Florida, USA)

Episode 5

1. Zhenya Moskovsky (Russia)
2. Lena Auboinova (Russia)
3. David Morris (UK)

Episode 6 (selected individuals from E1-E5)

1. Andrea Swaney
2. Carlton Deal
3. David Morris
4. Daphna de Visser
5. Janine de Keersmaecker
6. Judith Crawford

 

EP 1- Serve the City, an international grassroots movement focused on social justice, begins in Brussels, Belgium.

EP 2- Serve the City volunteers go to Brussels refugee centers with photography and beauty teams.

EP 3- Serve the City volunteers get a taste of life inside the walls of the largest refugee center in Europe.

EP 4- Hundreds of people join the celebration for the Serve the City festival and concert in downtown Brussels.

EP 5- Local volunteers host a team of American and European volunteers and attempt to hold a first ever Serve the City in a Russian town.

EP 6- A camera team travels to Los Angeles, Brussels, Belgium and Norfolk to catch up with volunteers a year later.

 

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