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
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Location and Date |
Organization and description |
Contact person and email |
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Gratiot County, Jan.19 |
Alma College students will assemble food kits. |
Not able to accept additional volunteers |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Bay County Jan. 5 -26 |
United Way of Bay County volunteers will pack food for youth experiencing food insecurity. |
Unable to accept additional volunteers |
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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 |
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Ingham County Jan. 19 |
Allen Neighborhood Center will distribute its newsletter and prepare boxes for the vegetable program. |
Ethan Schmitt ethans@allenneighborhoodcenter.org |
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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 |
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Wayne Jan.19 |
Vision Fair Foundation will provide for the hats for elementary school children. |
Unable to accept additional volunteers |
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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 |
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Genesee County Jan. 17 |
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Zeta Beta Zeta Chapter will create disaster kits for residents |
Karen Utsey karenutseyzeta@yahoo.com |
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Wayne County Jan. 20 |
AmeriCorps Urban Safety Program will host a food distribution and safety event. |
JaCara Webb jwebb.amus@gmail.com |
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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 |
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Wayne & Oakland County Jan. 19 |
Embassy Community Development Corporation volunteers will create kits for the unhoused. |
Katonya Jones kjones@embassycovenant.org |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
