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MLK Day of Service 2026

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Roll up your sleeves on MLK Day of Service



Start your new year by volunteering with United Way of Northeast Florida during our annual MLK Day of Service! Join hundreds of volunteers coming together Saturday, Jan. 17, to uplift Dr. King’s legacy of unity and strengthen communities in need of support across Northeast Florida.

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Ready to get involved? Explore projects across the region and find the one that fits you — from food distribution to garden installations, home repairs for seniors and more. Each project was selected in collaboration with the community to reflect its most urgent needs.

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"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love."
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Day of Service is presented by:

United Way of Northeast Florida

AmeriCorps

 

 

Additional
support from:

Thank you to our official media partner:

MLK Day of Service projects made possible by:

 

Bethel Baptist Church (The Bethel)

Center for Sustainable Agriculture Excellence and Conservation

Celebration Church OP

Daily Manna Center

Destined for a Change

Duval County Public Schools

Ed Waters Schell-Sweet Resource Center

Feeding Northeast Florida

First Missionary Baptist Church of Fernandina Beach

Full Service Schools

Genesis Baptist Church

Greater Bethany Baptist Church

Groundwork Jax

Historic Eastside CDC

Impact Clay

Jacksonville Transit Authority

Melanin Collaborative Group

Nassau County Council on Aging

North Riverside CDC

Northside Community Involvement

One Body Many Members Church

United Way of Northeast Florida

Urban Geo-Ponics

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Volunteer opportunities: Erica La Spada, director of volunteer and community engagement

Sponsorship opportunities: Coretta Hill, chief operating officer

Media opportunities: Sarah Henderson, vice president of marketing and communications

All other inquiries, please email [email protected].