| AK |
Anchorage |
Friends of Alaska |
Distribute bikes and helmets to disadvantaged youth and instruct them on safety and maintenance |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| AL |
Athens |
Athens-Limestone RSVP-Volunteer Point, Inc. |
Emergency preparation kits assembled by fourth graders |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| AL |
Birmingham |
Hands On Birmingham |
Renovation of low-income homes, feeding the homeless, sort donations, plan trees, paint classrooms, visit the elderly, discussions |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| AL |
Huntsville |
The Volunteer Center of Madison County/Hands On of Northern Alabama |
Beloved community fair on disaster preparation |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| AL |
Mobile |
Volunteer Mobile/Hands On South Alabama |
Social justice bus seat covers, yard work and home safety repairs for elderly homes, health screenings |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| AL |
Mobile |
Bay Area Women Coalition, Inc. |
Renovation of homes of people with disabilities and senior citizens; Construction of tables and benches for local elementary school playground and picnic area |
The Corps Network |
| AZ |
Phoenix |
Make A Difference |
Painting and revitalization for elderly homeowners, civil rights discussion, peace march, creative writing workshop. poetry slam |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CA |
Los Angeles |
Association for a Better Living and Education |
Volunteer Gala; Peace Walk, Hip-Hop anti-violence summit |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| CA |
Los Angeles |
HOPE Worldwide Los Angeles |
Classroom cleanup and literacy fair |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CA |
Los Angeles |
HOPE Worldwide Los Angeles |
Feeding homeless; cleaning, painting Union Rescue Mission |
Service For Peace |
| CA |
Los Angeles |
HOPE Worldwide Los Angeles |
Unity in the Community projects including feeding homeless, landscaping and gardening, graffiti removal, blood drive |
The Corps Network |
| CA |
Los Angeles |
Its Fun To Be Me |
Elementary School students will convey mission of MLK through creative drawings |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| CA |
Los Angeles |
L.A. Works |
Painting and cleaning local school; Civil Rights Workshop |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CA |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Conservation Corps |
Community beautification projects |
The Corps Network |
| CA |
Palo Alto |
Jewish Community Center |
Meal preparation and serving for homeless, environmental clean-up, creating gift packages for soldiers |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CA |
Palo Alto |
Albert J.Schultz Jewish Community Center |
Freedom Train; community revitalization |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| CA |
Rancho Cucamonga |
Hands On Inland Empire |
Speaker series and discussion sessions centered around Dr. King's legacy, |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CA |
Sacramento |
Hands On Sacramento |
Repairs, cleaning, painting, landscaping, sorting donations, etc. for neighborhoods, community centers, schools, and nonprofit organizations. Social Justice Summits |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CA |
San Diego |
Volunteer San Diego |
Planning global youth service day event, adequate education for underserved youth, disaster preparedness |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CA |
San Francisco |
Hands On Bay Area |
Mural painting, art for justice, coat drive, sorting and distribution of donations, environmental cleanup |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CA |
San Rafael |
Marin Conservation Corps |
Creating commemorative rose garden; Community mural restoration, Garden maintenance |
The Corps Network |
| CA |
Victorville |
Greater Los Angeles MLK Day of Service Coalition |
Series of volunteer projects in six counties in Greater Los Angeles |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| CO |
Lafayette |
Project YES |
March for peace, disaster preparedness, education on social change movement. |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| CT |
Bridgeport |
Service for Peace Bridgeport |
Cooking for seniors, multimedia MLK memorials; 40 days of Peace |
Service for Peace |
| CT |
Bridgeport |
JSM Development Corporation |
PEN or Pencil B.U.S. Boycott Service Learning Initiative |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| DC |
Washington |
Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center |
Emergency safety projects in D.C. public schools, painting murals |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| DC |
Washington |
Service for Peace Washington DC |
40 Days of Peace |
Service for Peace |
| DC |
Washington |
Association for the Study of African American Life and History |
PEN or Pencil B.U.S. Boycott Service Learning Initiative |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| FL |
Boynton Beach |
United Way of Palm Beach County |
School and playground refurbishing |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| FL |
Bradenton |
Volunteer Services of Manatee County, Inc. |
Disaster preparedness, safety training, neighborhood PODS, CERT training, establish crime watch teams |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| FL |
Lauderdale Lakes |
Volunteer Action Center of Broward County, Inc. |
Leukemia foundation registration drive and disaster response team training |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| FL |
Jacksonville |
Volunteer Jacksonville |
Landscaping project, educational workshops, mural paintings, story-telling |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| FL |
Miami |
Hands On Miami |
Clean and repair after-school center |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| FL |
Miami |
Service for Peace Miami |
Little Haiti improvement projects, 40 Days of Peace |
Service for Peace |
| GA |
Athens |
Community Connection |
Freedom breakfast, artwork exhibit hall, ground clean-up, adopt-a-highway, building a community vegetable garden |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| GA |
Atlanta |
Atlanta Community Food Bank |
Garden beautification projects, completed by youth, at a residential treatment center for substance abuse |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| GA |
Atlanta |
The READ Collective |
Make volunteer opportunities available instead of jail time for youth |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| GA |
Atlanta |
Hands On Atlanta |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Summit: film series, community leadership workshops, conversation café, symposia |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| GA |
Harlem |
Hands On Harlem |
Building picnic tables, refurbishing a park, creating a wall quilt of dreams with elementary school students, Dr. King birthday party |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| GA |
Macon |
Volunteer Macon, Inc. |
Intergenerational service projects on emergency preparedness |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| GA |
Macon |
Volunteer Macon |
Free tax filings: preparing taxes for low/moderate wage workers |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| GA |
Valdosta |
Alpha Phi Alpha Charter and Current Chapter |
Beautify Community and engage youth in service |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| HI |
Honolulu |
Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps |
Planting Native Species, Removal of Invasive Species |
The Corps Network |
| IL |
Arlington Heights |
The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago |
Collect baby items, especially formula, for low income families |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| IL |
Chicago |
Chicago Public Schools Service-Learning Initiative |
700 students will participate in a day long event of morning rally, 60 worksites throughout city. |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| IL |
Chicago |
Chicago Cares |
Murals and landscaping projects; social justice discussions |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| IL |
Chicago |
Trinity Higher Education Corporation |
Tutoring, college entrance exam prep, financial aid assistance |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| IL |
Chicago |
Service for Peace Chicago |
Peace Quilt, Peace Mural, 40 Days of Peace |
Service for Peace |
| IL |
Waukegan |
Youth Conservation Corps |
Sorting food at local food bank |
The Corps Network |
| IN |
Bloomington |
City of Bloomington Volunteer Network and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission |
50 service activities, mini grants distributed to organizations, such as Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Community Kitchen, Shalom House |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| KY |
Louisville |
Service for Peace Louisville |
Improving Metro Parks Community Center, 40 Days of Peace |
Service for Peace |
| LA |
Baton Rouge |
NBCUSA Baton Rouge MLK Continuum |
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National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| LA |
New Orleans |
Hands On New Orleans |
School renovations, green space revitalization, reading to youth |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| LA |
Shreveport |
Shreveport Green-Shrev Corps |
Planting trees, recycling phone books and picking up litter |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| MA |
Boston |
Boston Cares |
Arts Build Community; reading circles, painting murals |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| MD |
Baltimore |
Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Medical Center, MLK Memorial Commemoration, and What's Up Doc Program |
"What's Up Doc" program that reveals trauma and consequences of gun and other violence |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| MD |
Brandywine |
MLK Empowerment Weekend |
Seniors and other volunteers participate in events that spread non-violence and reduction of crime |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| MD |
Ellicott City |
HOPE Worldwide Baltimore |
Ten community sites, revitalize and restore neighborhood schools |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| MD |
Hyattsville |
Prince George's Volunteer Center |
Teen CERT training (community emergency response team) |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| MD |
Rockville |
Montgomery County Volunteer Center |
Making and distributing bag lunches to homeless shelters making placemats for critical ill children, packing toiletries for the homeless, Valentine cards for senior citizens, etc. |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| MI |
Detroit |
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History |
Day of programming: historical reenactment, museum tour, educational workshops and community service breakfast. |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| MI |
Southfield |
MLK Taskforce |
Conversation forum discussing diversity, inclusion, economic access, civic and social justice summits |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| MS |
Biloxi |
Hands On Gulf Coast |
Home revitalization, education projects, mural painting |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| MS |
Gulfport |
Gulf Coast Conservation Corps |
Cleaning up parks, building "seat of social justice" benches |
Corps Network |
| NC |
Charlotte |
Youth Women of Promise, Inc |
PEN OR PENCIL B.U.S. Boycott Service Learning Initiative |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| NC |
Charlotte |
Hands On Charlotte |
Home/neighborhoods renovations, |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| NC |
Durham |
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice |
40 Days of Peace; Mentoring at-risk youth, multi-faith breakfast |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| NC |
Elon |
North Carolina Campus Compact |
Projects at a community center, battered shelter for women and children, affordable housing project, home for orphaned youth |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| NC |
High Point |
Communities in Schools High Point |
PEN or Pencils B.U.S. Boycott Initiative that brings gang leaders together as leaders of nonviolence; community revitalization |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| NC |
Raleigh |
Baker's School of the Performing Arts Dream Builders |
Develop music to convey message of faith through music |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| NC |
Triangle Park |
Triangle Impact |
Public School renovation, park revitalization |
Corps Network |
| NY |
New York |
Children for Children |
Grow Involved service event. Thousands of students work with various nonprofits on projects such as writing letters to soldiers, puppets for Ronald McDonald House. |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| NY |
New York |
NY Cares |
Wall of Dreams project: reading, discussions, and art projects |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| NY |
Rochester |
Rochester Cares |
Service projects on hunger, elderly, environment disabilities, elderly, education |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| NY |
Syracuse |
United Way of Central New York Volunteer Center |
Emergency relief project for elderly community member and school mural painting |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| NY |
West Seneca |
Hands On Greater Buffalo |
School refurbish, nonviolence pledge |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| NY |
West Seneca |
West Seneca Service Action Corps |
Educational workshops; Service projects including community beautification projects such as painting, building and cleaning |
The Corps Network |
| OH |
Cincinnati |
Service for Peace Cincinnati |
Improving Inwood Park, 40 Days of Peace |
Service for Peace |
| OK |
Oklahoma City |
St. John MLK Community Outreach Continuum |
Emphasis on Cross-Cultural Cooperation; partnership with Coalition for Juvenile Justice |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| OR |
Portland |
Oregon Campus Compact |
Distributing mini grants |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| PA |
Bethlehem |
Volunteer Center of Lehigh Valley |
Civic and social justice summit: seat for social justice, mosaic project (a visualization of dreams by children, diversity fair, food tasting event) |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| PA |
Bradford |
Family Reunification, Reintegration, and Tolerance Project of St. Bernard |
Offender Reintegration Initiative; Mentoring, Managing volunteers in community |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| PA |
Lebanon |
MLK, Jr. Family Life Center |
Clean, renovate and beautify historical park, MLK, Jr. readings and discussion, musical celebration, justice bench, Dream Challenge mobilization |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| PA |
Lebanon |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Life Center |
Beautification of historic community park |
The Corps Network |
| PA |
Philadelphia |
Greater Philadelphia, MLK Day of Service |
40 Projects including distributing over 200 meals for homeless families, refurbishing computers and painting murals |
Service for Peace |
| PA |
Wayne |
HOPE Worldwide New England |
Cleaning and repairing neighborhoods, assisting at a food pantry and conducting a service celebration for foster families. |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| PA |
York |
Crispus Attucks Association, Inc. |
Senior citizens knit scarves for disadvantaged youth, fitness activities for disadvantaged children, youth volunteer at food bank, snow removal or yard beautification |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| SC |
Anderson |
United Way of Anderson County |
Repairs, landscaping, carpentry and construction at a community center, a park and a recreational center |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| SC |
Charleston |
Hands On Charleston/United Methodist Relief Center |
Home rehabilitation: painting, reroofing, applying vinyl siding, installing bathrooms, general repairs |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| SC |
Columbia |
HOPE Worldwide South Carolina |
Unity quilts, stepping stones, personalized "I Have a Dream" speeches |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| SC |
Greenville |
Hands On Greenville |
Art for justice, making blankets for disadvantaged children; bagging food for homeless, environmental education, senior care, deaf and Spanish story-telling of Dr. King's legacy |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| TN |
Memphis |
Hands On Memphis |
World Café civic summit, community service projects targeting poverty, hunger, environment, and human justice. |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| TX |
Austin |
College Forward |
Cleaning creeks, encouraging environmental health and safety |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| TX |
Austin |
American Youthworks |
Tree-Planting with organizational partner Treefolks |
The Corps Network |
| TX |
Waco |
Communities in Schools - Heart of Texas |
Enhancement of Community Gardens |
The Corps Network |
| VA |
Blacksburg |
Virginia Tech University Multi-cultural Affairs |
Tech support to MLK Day subgrantees |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| VA |
Norfolk |
Volunteer Hampton Roads |
Craft project for nursing home, book drive for homeless, prepare post cards to be sent to overseas military and beloved community mural painting at a church |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| VA |
Norfolk |
Community Mediation Center of Southeastern Virginia |
Sites discuss building peaceful communities, create community resource displays, art activities and games promoting conflict resolution and violence prevention |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| VA |
Richmond |
Richmond Community Action Program |
Volunteers distribute food share units to low income, elderly and disabled people, feed the homeless at Freedom House |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| VA |
Woodbridge |
Wear Your Knowledge |
Wear T-Shirts that convey character building messages; distribution of "The Law and Youth" at community events to encourage appropriate interaction with law enforcement |
National Alliance of Faith and Justice |
| WA |
Olympia |
Washington Conservation Corps |
Planting community gardens, Paint & repair local shelters |
The Corps Network |
| WA |
Seattle |
American Family Coalition |
Urban Forest Restoration |
Service for Peace |
| WA |
Seattle |
EarthCorps |
Forest restoration and invasive species removal |
The Corps Network |
| WI |
Green Bay |
Volunteer Center of Broward County |
Kindergarten education on MLK, My Birthday Present to Dr. Martin Luther King |
Points of Light & Hands On Network |
| WI |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Community Service Corps |
Public arts projects; Historic building renovation |
The Corps Network |
| WV |
Beckley |
Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia |
Book drive, Local school maintenance & beautification |
The Corps Network |
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