MLK Day is Less Than One Week Away

Observed each year on the third Monday in January, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King.

MLK Day of Service is less than one week away! Join AmeriCorps on Monday, Jan. 16, and take action to create the Beloved Community of Dr. King’s dream.

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Register Your MLK Day Service Project

Publicize your organization's volunteer opportunities for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service by adding them to AmeriCorps Volunteer Search.

1. To be discoverable in search results for MLK Day, you must use #MLK in the title of the project.
2. Create a free project listing with one of these organizations: Idealist, JustServe, or VolunteerMatch.
3. That's it, anyone searching for MLK Day volunteer opportunities on our site will see your post.

AmeriCorps Volunteer Search

Access the MLK Day Toolkit

AmeriCorps' MLK Day Toolkit is your one-stop shop for all Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service messaging, communication resources, social media, graphics, and more.

MLK Day Toolkit

MLK Day Webinar Recordings Available

AmeriCorps hosted three MLK Day of Service informational webinars to help plan and promote your service project. Missed these sessions? Don't worry – recordings are now available.  

• Ideas and Resources for MLK Day of Service Projects
• Project Ideas that Support Environmental Justice for MLK Day of Service
• Media, Marketing, and Government Relations Tools for MLK Day of Service

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Share this badge and what inspired you to serve to your feed or story. Be sure to tag us at @AmeriCorps and @TheKingCenter. You can also share your MLK Day of Service experience with our story collection tool.  

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