AmeriCorps members organize and take part in Days of Service throughout the year. These activities give members the chance to work together with local volunteers and AmeriCorps members from different National Service streams in an attempt to improve their communities.
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January: Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service
MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a National Day of Service. It is observed each year on the third Monday in January as "a day on, not a day off," in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Planning a service project? Register your project at JustServe.org, a platform used to match volunteers with community organizations. You can also use these service activity ideas & resources to help you plan.
Learn more here: https://americorps.gov/newsroom/events/mlk-day
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April: Global Youth Service Day
Each year on Global Youth Service Day, young people around the world mobilize to conduct community service projects in their own communities.
Learn more here: https://leadasap.ysa.org/
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September: 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance
September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance is a day to serve others in tribute to the lives lost in the 9/11/2001 attacks, and the brave first responders who served on that day.
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