In 2016, over 200 volunteers from the Jewish community joined in our first annual MLK Day of Service. This year, we have service opportunities across Greater Boston in a variety of locations, offering specific opportunities for families, individuals, and young adults.
UPDATE: MLK Day of Service is at full capacity!
at Blackstone Innovation School FULL
Open to all ages 4+
Join St. Stephen’s Youth Programs and Blackstone Innovation School for the 2017 MLK Day of Action. Volunteers will be painting the school, organizing the library, working in the greenhouse, painting murals, and cleaning and organizing classrooms.
Time: 9:30am-2:00pm
Location: Blackstone Innovation School, South End
380 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118
Lunch will be provide by St. Stephen’s. Vegetarian options available.
with Boston Cares FULL
Open to all ages 5+
Join over 700 people to create exciting tools for learning for Boston Public Schools including “make your own robot kits”, engineering kits, science-themed murals, math games and math flash cards.
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm (Kick-off at 10:00am sharp)
Location: Boston Latin School, Fenway
78 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115
at Hebrew Seniorlife FULL
Open to young adults in their 20’s and 30’s
Connect with seniors while learning about Jews and the Civil Rights Movement and discuss Jews’ role in activism in the past and present day.
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Location: Center Communities of Brookline: Hebrew SeniorLife, Brookline
100 Centre Street, Brookline, MA 02446
at the Cambridge MLK Day of Service FULL
Open to all ages
Join people from all walks of life to make a difference in the community by creating Valentine’s Day cards for elders and veterans, restocking the city’s food pantries and clothing exchanges, making fleece scarves and blankets for homeless children, and adults and more.
Time: 2:00-5:00pm
Location: Central Square, Cambridge
Cambridge City Hall
795 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
For more information, contact Emily Reichman, Director of Service Initiatives, or Julie Hollander, Young Adult Social Justice Coordinator.
