MLK DAY : A DAY OF SERVICE
Hello There! We all too often believe that this Monday is just a "day off" to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, but we couldn't be more wrong.
MLK Day is a day of service! Here is an amazing source and a list of ways you and your clients can help out the community you serve. Also a perfect opportunity to use this day to share your community commitment to your SOI and FARM.
Source: https://www.nationalservice.gov/
The MLK Day of Service is a way to transform Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and teachings into community service that helps solve social problems. That service may meet a tangible need, such as fixing up a school or senior center, or it may meet a need of the spirit, such as building a sense of community or mutual responsibility. Here are some project ideas to fit various ambitions and community resources. And in each category, there is always room for your own ideas.
Recruit and Train Volunteers to Be:
Mentors
Tutors
Tax preparation assistants
Host discussions about:
Dr. King's life and teachings
Dr. King’s principles of non-violence
Community challenges and ways to address them
Provide Job Readiness Training in:
Resume writing
Interview skills
Dressing for success
Provide Food Assistance:
Serve meals at a homeless shelter
Bring meals to homebound neighbors
Organize a food donation drive
Teach healthy eating on a budget
Improve Children’s Quality of Life:
Build a playground
Run a day camp for children with working parents
Devise craft projects for children in hospitals
Provide Assistance to Families and Neighbors:
Help low-income families find free tax preparation services and take advantage of the earned income tax credit
Shovel elderly neighbors' walkways, clear leaves or help with other yard maintenance
Participate in or create a neighborhood watch program
Improve Health Outcomes:
Arrange a health fair
Organize a blood donor drive
Register bone marrow and organ donors
Beautify the Community:
Remove graffiti from a building and paint a mural
Create community green spaces by planting trees, grass, and flowers
Reclaim a park or abandoned space for community use
Prepare the Community for Emergency and Crisis Situations:
Distribute fire safety information and check for working smoke detectors
Make and distribute disaster preparedness kits
Host workshops on how to prevent foreclosure in communities disproportionately affected
Keep the Community Connected:
Create on-line and off-line community discussion forums.
Get residents signed up for the on-line discussion and informed about the time and location of the off-line version.
Teach neighbors how to surf the Internet and use email
Make a public space accessible for the disabled neighbors
Develop your own ideas by considering your community’s particular needs
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