Days of Service
National Days of Service
National Days of Service is for commemoration, unite, and encourage individuals and organizations across the country to make volunteering a part of their lives. Volunteering during Days of Service makes an impact in local communities each year.
MLK Day- January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is a day each year when individuals across the country commit to volunteering in their communities on behalf of Dr. King’s dream. Each year an observance on the third Monday in January a federal holiday is designated as a National Day of Service.
| Date | County | Name | Details | Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan | Mecklenburg | Learning Help Centers of Charlotte | Volunteers will be in charge of organizing books according to assigned grade levels, arranging reading and math materials for tutors at the center, and writing notes of encouragement for kids in the program. | Charlotte, NC | Email meghan@lhcclt.org |
| 18-Jan | Mecklenburg | United Way of Greater Charlotte | Packing supply kits to meet the needs of local grassroots nonprofits, Title I schools and residents in neighborhoods engaged with United Way's United Neighborhoods program. | Charlotte, NC | Sign up here |
| 20-Jan | Guilford | Americorps Partnership to End Homelessness | Walkers to help promote the message of hunger and homelessness concerns. | Greensboro, NC | Interested email kvohs@theservantcenter.org prior to Friday, January 17 |
| 20-Jan | Durham | Piedmont Wildlife Center | Help maintain the shoulders of Leigh Farm Road and NC 54 by picking up litter and sorting it into recyclable and non-recyclable bags. | Durham, NC | Sign up here |
| 20-Jan | Mecklenburg | Sardis Presbyterian Church | Hands-on community service projects. | Charlotte, NC | Sign up here |
| 20-Jan | Wake | Activate Good | Support Walnut Creek Elementary School with beautifying the school grounds. | Raleigh, NC | Sign up here |
| 20-Jan | Wake | Activate Good | Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs- Learn, Serve, and Network at Walnut Creek Elementary School | Raleigh, NC | Sign up here |
| 20-Jan | Wake | The Umstead Coalition | Help restore the historic 1930's Sycamore Mess Hall in William B. Umstead State Park. Painting, sanding, minor carpentry. | Raleigh, NC | Sign up here |
| 20-Jan | Wake | CASA | Helpers will assist with staging home goods items for new residents at the affordable, supportive housing at King's Ridge. | Raleigh, NC | Sign up here |
| 20-Jan | Wake | United Way of Greater Triangle | A student-driven service event for children, youth and teens to participate in group art projects, volunteerism, panels and workshops. | Raleigh, NC | Sign up here |
| 20-Jan | New Hanover | Warm NC | Home repairs for low-income homeowners in need. | Wilmington, NC | Sign up here |
| 22-Jan | Durham | Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | Assist with sorting salvaged food to be distributed to food pantries around the region to be distributed to those in need. | Durham, NC | Sign up here |
| 23-Jan | Wake | Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | Assist with sorting salvaged food to be distributed to food pantries around the region to be distributed to those in need. | Raleigh, NC | Sign up here |
AmeriCorps Week- March 10-16
Celebrate the impact of the AmeriCorps programs and offer our thanks to each one for volunteering to serve others.
National Volunteer Week-April 20-26
National Volunteer Week is a weeklong celebration for inspiring individuals whose invaluable kindness is to volunteer to better serve their local community and country.
September 11
September 11th is Patriot Day and a day of Remembrance. On this day individuals across the country volunteer in their local communities in memory to the individuals we lost or injured in the attacks, first responders, and other individuals in service.