Martin Luther King Day of Service in Washington, DC

Martin Luther King Day of Service was designated by Congress in 1994 transforming the holiday into a national day of community service. Serve DC and the Office of the Secretary ask for volunteers to take part in a day that keeps alive the legacy of service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Volunteers will participate in over 1300 projects that spread throughout DC’s 8 wards.

As the lead agency, Serve DC matches volunteers to community service projects including city beautification, administrative and manual aid to local non-profits, health fairs, school clean-ups, MLK educational forums, and college preparation fairs. Serve DC is partnering with District agencies, community-based organizations, schools, and faith based institutions to inside the District and within the Greater Metropolitan DC area to address the needs of local communities.

The District of Columbia will celebrate Martin Luther King Day of Service on January 18, 2010.

Service Projects Around the DC Capital Region

Service Projects in Washington, DC- View a list, register your own or get project planning ideas.

Montgomery County, Maryland - Montgomery County's Volunteer Center is organizing indoor volunteer projects along with a canned food drive for Manna Food Center at several locations around the County. The volunteer projects are all approved for Student Service Learning credits. Online pre-registration is requested.

Service Around the Nation

President-elect Obama's "Renew America Together" initiative, asks all Americans to make an ongoing commitment to serve their communities and their country. USAservice.org is an online tool to help Americans find ways to serve in their own community.

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