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Volunteering in Pittsburgh – MLK Day of Service

January 16, 2014 Lindsay

Looking for 2019 MLK Day in Pittsburgh events? Check out this list on Very Local Pittsburgh. 

Earlier this week we were asked a question about where one can volunteer in Pittsburgh.

@iheartpgh thoughts on places to volunteer in #Pittsburgh?

— NewUrbanHipster (@NewUrbanHipster) January 15, 2014

We received a similar question last month and we are happy to connect Pittsburghers who want to volunteer with organizations that need help/.

mlk2014_noline_000Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers a great place to start.  Pittsburgh Cares is an organization that exists to be a matchmaker between people that want to volunteer and groups the need volunteers.

MLK Day – “a day on, not a day off”

Here is some history on MLK Day as a day of service from MLKday.gov

In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service and charged the Corporation for National and Community Service with leading this effort. Taking place each year on the third Monday in January, the MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a “day on, not a day off.”

Where to Volunteer in Pittsburgh

pgh-caresPittsburgh Cares is your go-to website to find ways you can volunteer on MLK Day and every other day of the year.

Pittsburgh Cares is helping to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior by organizing volunteer service projects on MLK Day, January 20, 2014. This year, our focus will be on intergenerational volunteering. Youth, teens, college students, adults, and seniors will be joining together in a day of service.
There are still MANY projects left that need volunteers on Monday.  If you can spare a few hours there are many organizations that can use your help.  Here are just a few of the volunteer opportunities:
  • MLK Day Of Service In Spring Garden
  • MLK Day At Schenley Park Ice RinkVenture Outdoors
  • MLK Day – Grow The Garden Day

You can check out a complete list of all of the MLK Day opportunities on Pittsburgh Cares here.

 

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Filed Under: Civic Engagement, Volunteer Tagged With: Corporation for National and Community Service, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, MLK Day of Service, MLK Day Pittsburgh

About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh since 2005. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon.

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