A Day On
Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.
MLK Day 2024
See what happened when ServeRI and AmeriCorps members gathered at Segue Institute for Learning for the Martin Luther King Holiday.
Ideas for Families and Students
Decorate lunch bags and more for Meals on Wheels
Host a school or community food drive
Collect hygiene products
Host a sock drive to donate to the local homeless shelter
Launch a youth service or civics action project
73 Ideas from DoSomething.org
Commit to future volunteering!
Learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Visit TheKingCenter.org to learn about Dr. King’s work and Coretta Scott King’s legacy. The King center’s mission is to prepare global citizens to create a more just, humane and peaceful world using Dr. King’s nonviolent philosophy and methodology (Nonviolence365®).
A CALL TO ACTION
A CALL TO ACTION
Download a flyer and spread the word about the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of National Service. Find more resources on the AmeriCorps.gov website.