Service Day · Every second Saturday

Serve neighbors, not logistics.

Every second Saturday, neighbors walk in for clothing, a haircut, a hot shower, and hygiene supplies. Serve513 keeps the stations moving so volunteers can stay with the person in front of them.

Sign up to volunteerSee how a service day runs
  • About 60 neighbors every service day
  • Clothing, haircuts, showers & hygiene
  • Live order status at every station

Our impact so far

Neighbors served
1,208
since our first service day
Services delivered
1,768
1.5 per neighbor
Registered volunteers
15
signed up to serve
Service days held
22
and counting

Next service days

Come as you are, bring a friend, or send a team. Every service day is open to volunteers.

Nothing is on the calendar just yet. Get on the volunteer list and we will let you know the moment the next date is set.

Sign up to volunteer

Three ways to be part of it

Every service day runs on people who show up, supplies that get bought, and organizations that stand behind both.

Serve at the next service day

Spend a morning with your neighbors. No experience needed — every station has a lead who will show you how it runs.

  • Welcome guests and get them checked in
  • Run the clothing room or the hygiene table
  • Cut hair if you are licensed, or keep the barber queue moving

Fund what a neighbor carries out

Giving pays for what a neighbor leaves with. We buy it, sort it, and put it directly into their hands the same day.

  • Hygiene kits, socks, and underwear — what runs out first
  • Clean clothing for neighbors heading into interviews
  • Hot water, towels, and shower supplies on site

Put your organization behind a service day

Businesses, churches, and civic groups underwrite a full service day — and bring their own people along to run it.

  • Underwrite a service day from setup to teardown
  • Bring a team and take a station for the morning
  • Your name on the day, plus recap photos you can use

Stories from the neighborhood

How We Built Serve513 With AI, and Kept People in Charge

Serve513 was built with help from an AI coding assistant. Here is what that help looked like, what AI never touches on a Saturday, and why people still make every call on the floor.

Coming to the Shower Station: A Countdown on Every Stall

A preview of the next Shower Station update: each occupied stall counts down the minutes left, turns amber and reads Time is up when the limit passes, and the time limit is one dropdown that any volunteer can set on their device.

Soft Launch by the Numbers: Our First Saturday on Serve513

What the app recorded on Saturday, September 12, 2026: 57 neighbors registered and served, 59 orders, 108 station check-ins, and where the morning flowed or stalled.

Registration Desk: How to Sign Up a New Neighbor

A step-by-step guide for the volunteer working the Registration Desk — search first, create the profile, and reset for the next person in line, so the Welcome Desk can keep taking orders.

Welcome Desk: How to Add a New Client

A step-by-step guide for welcome desk volunteers on creating a profile for a first-time guest — from the Create a profile shortcut to filling in their details and sending their first visit to the stations.