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Everybody can be great ... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The King Center in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy invites everyone, to join them in a day of meaningful action and collective service. on January 19, 2026. This year their theme is Building Community, Uniting A Nation, The Nonviolent Way.
Since 1994 his birthday, a federal holiday has also been celebrated as a day of service. How can our country come together to build a better world, Dr. King's philosophy of community building and nonviolence inspired millions of people in his lifetime and continues to inspire us to this day. Across the globe, activists look to King for inspiration and courage. MLK Day of Service is intended to empower individuals, strengthen communities, bridge barriers, create solutions to social problems, and move us closer to Dr. King’s vision of a “Beloved Community.”
For Martin Luther King, Jr's. Day of Service, the following websites encourages people to think of the holiday as “a day on, not a day off” by volunteering for local causes. Days of Service help to raise awareness, mobilize volunteers, and provide individuals with an opportunity to engage and build new connections, and help nonprofits find support for their programs.
How do you plan to build community and empower your neighborhood?
https://thekingcenter.org/
https://thekingcenter.org/2026-mlk-day-service-project/
https://ysa.org/campaigns/mlkday/
