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City launches 'City Serves' paid volunteer time and seeks volunteers for 2028 Olympics
Summary
The city rolled out 'City Serves,' which provides up to four paid hours per six-month window for employees to volunteer with approved internal or nonprofit opportunities; officials also warned the city will need roughly 5,000 volunteers for Olympic-related roles.
City officials used the town hall to introduce City Serves, a program allowing employees paid time to volunteer with internal city events or approved nonprofit partners.
Shay Lynn described the program: "employees now get paid for 4 paid hours of per 6 month period to volunteer," with volunteer windows from July 1–Dec. 31 and…
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