Martin Luther King Jr National Day of Service

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MLK National Day of Service

Project list Supported by the Michigan Community Service Commission

To participate in an event, please email the organizer.

Projects addressing Food Insecurity and Personal Needs

Location and Date

Organization and description

Contact person and email

Gratiot County, Jan.19

Alma College students will assemble food kits.

Not able to accept additional volunteers

Wayne County

Monday, Jan. 19

Pen Enrichment Community Center volunteers will participate in a march and assemble female hygine Kits and warming kits.

Arthur Willis

penenrichment@gmail.com

Wayne and Macomb Counties

Jan. 8, 12-14, 20-22

The Children's Center of Wayne, Inc. volunteers will build cabinets,  sorting items, and distributing donations to support youth

Katie Olex

kolex@thechildrenscenter.com

Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties

Jan. 5- 29

United Way of the Lakeshore Inc. volunteers will distribute care kits for the unhoused and participate in the unhoused annual count.

Dominique Bunker

dominique@unitedwaylakeshore.org

Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, and Livingston

Jan. 19

South Oakland Shelter Lighthouse is hosting a food event for the Pontiac Food Bank.

Unable to accept additional volunteers

Bay County

Jan. 5 -26

United Way of Bay County volunteers will pack food for youth experiencing food insecurity.

Unable to accept additional volunteers

Barry County

Jan. 18  and 21

Barry County United Way volunteers will pack food and create recipes for those experiencing food insecurity.

Unable to accept additional volunteers

Ingham County

 Jan. 19

Allen Neighborhood Center will distribute its newsletter and prepare boxes for the vegetable program.

Ethan Schmitt

ethans@allenneighborhoodcenter.org

Alpena County, Presque Isle County, Alcona County, and Montmorency County

Jan. 12, 13, 20, 21

Boys & Girls Club of Alpena youth volunteers will create cancer care kits.

Catherine Knoch

bgcalpena@gmail.com

Wayne

Jan.19

Vision Fair Foundation will provide for the hats for elementary school children.

Unable to accept additional volunteers

Wayne and Oakland

Jan. 17 - 19

All Things Women Inc. volunteers will prepare a housing unit for women and children as well as prepare a community room and work on donations area to support residents.

Shaneice Terrell

sterrell@allthingswomeninc.org

Genesee County

Jan. 17

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Zeta Beta Zeta Chapter will create disaster kits for residents

Karen Utsey

karenutseyzeta@yahoo.com

Wayne County

Jan. 20

AmeriCorps Urban Safety Program will host a food distribution and safety event.

JaCara Webb

jwebb.amus@gmail.com

Statewide, with a primary focus on Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, St. Clair, Lapeer, and Sanilac counties.

Jan. 19

Macomb Foster Closet volunteers will build/assemble shelves and carry out improvement projects.

Unable to accept additional volunteers

Wayne & Oakland County

Jan. 19

Embassy Community Development Corporation volunteers will create kits for the unhoused.

Katonya Jones

kjones@embassycovenant.org

Genesee and Shiawassee Counties

Jan 19

United Way of Genesee County will host a food packing event where 200,000 meals will be packed.

Diane Woodruff

dwoodruff@unitedwaygenesee.org

 

Projects Focused on Environment and Neighborhoods

Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana counties. Jan. 19 - 23

TrueNorth Community Services will host a native seed planting event for their sphagnum bog

Charlie Forbes

cforbes@truenorthservices.org

Wayne County, Jan. 5-19

My Sister’s Keeper volunteers will launch an  environmental project to improve air quality and clean up blight.

Tanesha Windom

Twindom@mysisterskeeperhp.org

 

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