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2024 Accomplishments

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

This year has been an extraordinary year of meaningful impact, transformative change, and lasting progress, made possible by your unwavering support, generous donations, inspiring contributions, and heartfelt dedication.

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What we did

323

PVSA awards

239

Community Service activities

87

Total fundraising activities

62

Education activities

54

Environment activities

33

Healthcare activities

24

Webinars/Camps

13

Annual Events

Year full of activities

With the support of thousands of volunteers and donors, we had an incredibly impactful year filled with numerous activities dedicated to uplifting and empowering our community.

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Highlighting these efforts, 323 youth volunteers were honored with the President's Volunteer Service Awards, a testament to their unwavering dedication and inspiring spirit of volunteerism.

"Volunteering is the heart of community, where small acts of kindness ripple into lasting impact, proving that together, we can create a better world."

Impact by numbers

We have a tremendous uplift in numbers from year before

35,000 +

Youth volunteering hours

100,000+

Participants

550+

Total events

60,000+

Total Volunteer hours

"Partnership is the bridge that connects hearts and hands, turning shared efforts into lasting impact and transforming communities together."

We fostered new partnerships in 2024

Checkout our event log

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VTS Detroit - IAE HS Club - Goodie Bag Distribution

School Club

Detroit

May 2, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

After the hard work of our volunteers in creating these Mental Health Awareness Goody Bags, the month of May has arrived and during our lunches we passed out all of the goody bags to the students and staff. We hope everyone liked the goody bags, and awareness was spread through this initiative!

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VTS Det - Troy High VTS Club - Greeting Cards for Seniors

School Club

Detroit

June 8, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

Troy High VTS members came together on May 27 to create handmade cards for the residents of the Brookdale Senior Center. Each card was filled with warm wishes for a joyful summer and heartfelt messages. Once the cards were complete, we personally delivered them to Brookdale. Seeing the residents' faces light up as they read our messages was incredibly rewarding. Their happiness and gratitude made the experience truly special for all of us.

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VTS Det - NFHS Club - Teacher Appreciation Week

School Club

Detroit

May 5, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

NFHS VTS Club students were showing the love this Teacher Appreciation Week! Taking time out of our homeroom to create personalized โ€œthank-you!โ€ cards was one way to honor the teachers who have enhanced the richness of our lives by inspiring us, providing valuable guidance, or being an adult to rely on in the lives of students in need of one Good teachers are invaluable to society, and these cards help serve as a reminder of how much teachers help shape the next generation. We wanted to express our gratitude towards the teachers who often do much more than they get credit for by doing their job!

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Mother's Day

Branch

Atlanta

May 21, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

๐Ž๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ 11๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š ๐•๐“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ. Volunteers of all ages gathered to honor the love, strength, and unwavering dedication of mothers in our community. The afternoon was filled with meaningful activities, including ๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Ž๐’‚๐’…๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’†๐’๐’†๐’• ๐Ÿ“ฟ ๐’„๐’“๐’‚๐’‡๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’›๐’†๐’… ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’… ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐Ÿ’Œ, ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’•๐’‰ ๐’—๐’๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’†๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Š๐’“ ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’–๐’…๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’Ž๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’”.

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VT Seva PVSA Award Ceremony

Branch

Atlanta

May 10, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

๐Ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐•๐“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐€๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ (๐๐•๐’๐€) ๐Ÿ…๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ™๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’.

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Sleep In Heavenly Peace - Community Build

Branch

San Antonio

April 19, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

San Antonio branchโ€™s middle school and high school volunteers joined the charitable organization, Sleep In Heavenly Peace, in April 2025, building beds for the underprivileged communities in San Antonio! The organization's mission perfectly aligns with VT Seva's, and we feel honored to be part of 'No child sleeps on the floor in our town' initiative. Our young volunteers enjoyed sanding, drilling, and assembling headboards and side rails, and are eagerly looking forward to our next monthly service!

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SPHOORTHI 2025 - 3rd Annual Event

Branch

San Antonio

March 30, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

Our sincere gratitude to all our youth and adult volunteers who made San Antonio branch's 3rd annual event, SPHOORTHI 2025, a success! SPHOORTHI, meaning Inspiration, is a celebration of volunteerism! We are proud of our 100+ volunteers who, very passionately, participated in 40+ service activities and helped San Antonio branch sponsor education for 50+ Nethravidyala and Gurukulam students in 2024. About 10 of our youth volunteers received President's Volunteer Service Award for their service in 2024, and we are thankful to each and every volunteer who contributed toward's VT Seva's mission of making a positive and lasting difference in our community! With renewed inspiration from this fun-filled celebration on March 30th, 2025, our volunteers are well on track to have another successful year of service in 2025 and years to come!

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Adopt A Road

Branch

Atlanta

May 4, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

On May 4th, a dedicated team of 20 volunteers from VT Seva Atlanta took part in a community cleanup as part of the Adopt-A-Road program. The group worked diligently to remove litter along Old Atlanta Road, helping to create a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful environment for all.

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Fighting Hunger! Feeding Hope!

Branch

San Antonio

May 17, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

On May 17th, 2025, VT Seva San Antonio's 25+ youth and adult volunteers joined San Antonio Food Bank's warehouse sorting service. Our volunteers, along with over 100 local volunteers, sorted over 25,000 lbs of produce which provides about 20,000 meals to the needy. This recurring monthly service from our branch volunteers is well appreciated by the SA Food Bank.

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Brown Bag Activity

Branch

Bay Area

May 25, 2025 at 7:00:00 AM

VTSEVA volunteers came together for a meaningful and exciting day of service, assembling brown bags packed with delicious and nutritious food. With teamwork and enthusiasm, they carefully prepared each bag, ensuring that every meal would bring comfort to those in need. These bags were then donated to a family housing shelter, where they would make a real difference in the lives of families facing hardship. It was a rewarding experience filled with energy, community spirit, and the joy of giving back!

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๐ŸชดVT Seva ATL April Cool Plant Sale (May 17-18, 2025)๐Ÿชด

Branch

Atlanta

May 17, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

๐Ÿชด April Cool Plant Sale โ€“ A Blooming Success! ๐Ÿชด VT Seva Atlantaโ€™s April Cool Plant Sale, held on May 17โ€“18, 2025, was a vibrant event where youth volunteers embraced teamwork and environmental stewardship. ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒธ In the weeks leading up to the event, our dedicated team nurtured each plant with care. During the sale, youth took the leadโ€”selling plants, sharing plant care tips, and displaying handmade educational posters. ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ€ Thanks to their hard work and community support, we raised around $6k to benefit blind and visually challenged students! ๐Ÿ’š More than just a fundraiser, this was a meaningful opportunity to grow, connect, and give back. Weโ€™re excited for more such events ahead! โœจ

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VT Seva Detroit YB Greeting Cards Project*

Branch

Detroit

May 11, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

Project Lead: Oviya Jaishankar To celebrate Motherโ€™s Day and Father's Day, our *VT Seva Detroit Youth Board members* once again brought joy to a very special group of people through their creativity and compassion. This year, our youth created heartfelt Motherโ€™s Day and Father's Day greeting cards that were delivered to residents at the *Manoogian Manor and Woodhaven Retirement Community*.

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