Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Across the Country

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), holiday on January 18, 2021, marks the 26th anniversary of this national Day of Service, which celebrates the life and legacy of a civil rights icon. 

This day is observed each year on the third Monday in January as “A Day On...Not A Day Off.”

MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. 

We encourage you to find opportunities in your community to celebrate the life of Dr. King through volunteer work. View the list below to get involved with services opportunities in communities near you.  

Atlanta

• Hands on Atlanta www.handsonatlanta.org
• MLK Community Virtual Service Ebenezer Baptist Church @11am EST www.ebenezeratl.org

Boston

• Boston Cares www.bostoncares.org/mlkday
• City Year Events www.cityyear.org/boston/events/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day

Chicago

• Breakthrough Urban Ministries www.breakthrough.org
• Chicago Hopes for Kidswww.chicagohopesforkids.org
• Institute for Non-Violence www.nonviolencechicago.org

Denver

• MLK Day of Service Volunteers www.volunteer@mlkday.gov
• The Mission Continues www.missioncontinues.org/mlk-day

Houston

• Houston MLK Events 2021 Things to do in Houston www.365thingshouston.com
• Mission Continues www.missioncontinues.org/mlkday

Kansas City

• Harvesters www.harvesters.org
• City Year Events www.cityyear.org
• WEB DuBois Learning Center www.duboislc.org

Los Angeles 

• Virtual Donation Drive www.laworks.com
• Volunteer Match ww.volunteermatch.org

Miami

• Hunger Project www.miamidade.gov
• Hands on Broward www.handsonbroward.org

Orange County

• Segerstrom Center for the Arts www.scfta.org
• One Orange County https://oneoc.org/mlkdayofservice/

Philadelphia 

• Global Citizen Martin Luther King Day of Service
• Philly Family www.phillyfamily.com/mlk-day-philly-kid-friendly-events

San Francisco

• MLK 40 Days of Service www.oaklandca.gov/topics/mlk-day-of-service
• Datebook Events for MLK Datebook.sfchronicle.com/guide/how-to-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jr-day-safely-in-the-bay-area

Seattle 

• United Way of King County
• Greater Seattle on the Cheap www.greaterseattleonthecheap.com/seattle-events-martin-luther-king-jr

Tampa 

• Do Something Organization www.dosomething.org

Washington, D.C. 

• MLK Day of Service Rock Creek Conservancy www.rockcreekconservancy.org
• MLK Holiday DC www.mlkholidaydc.org