Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service

Each year, on the third Monday in January, MLK Day of Service is observed as a "day on, not a day off". MLK Day of Service is intended to empower individuals, strengthen communities, bridge barriers, and create solutions to social problems. Click here to learn more.

Volunteer activities may include:

• Volunteering with organizations who provide services and resources to economically disadvantaged individuals. 
• Coordinate a back-to-school supply or book drive for students.
• Participate in the Point-in-Time (PIT) count for homeless individuals in your community.
• Participate in sorting donated goods at donation center or local food pantry.
• Coordinate a community beautification and improve project (i.e., building benches or cleaning up a local park). 

Cesar Chavez Day of Service

Honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, we celebrate his birthday, March 31, with a day of day of service.

Volunteer activities may include:

• Participate at a local food bank, soup kitchen, or community garden.
• Coordinate a local art project commemorating his life and legacy.
• Coordinate or participate in a local Earth Day initiative (i.e., tree planting, community green space cleanup).
• Assemble hygiene kits for homeless or disenfranchised individuals.

September 11th Day of Service and Remembrance

"Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11" - President Barack Obama

This day of service promotes community service on 9/11 as an annual and forward-looking tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, or who rose in service as a result of that tragedy. Click here to learn more information.

Volunteer activities may include:

• Find a way to honor those killed during the terrorist attacks.
• Find a way to thank your local first responders (police officers, firefighters, and EMTs).
• Find a way to support a local veterans organization.