The Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service encourages Americans to volunteer to honor Dr. King’s legacy. Through service and volunteerism, we all have the power to bring people together, help others stand together against hate, build bridges, heal divides, and create the Beloved Community of Dr. King’s dreams. August 2023 marked the 60th anniversary […]
Unite, Serve, and Transform on MLK Day to Create the Beloved Community
WRITTEN BY: Danae Losey, AmeriCorps Member, Extension Public Health AmeriCorps, OSU Extension, Lucas County
REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, OSU Extension, Lucas County
SOURCES:
- “I Have A Dream” Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963, https://www.marshall.edu/onemarshallu/i-have-a-dream/ Extension Public Health AmeriCorps, Ohio State University, https://fcs.osu.edu/programs/extension-public-health-americorps
- Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service, AmeriCorps, https://www.americorps.gov/serve/volunteer/mlk-day and https://socialpresskit.com/daysofservice
- Nicol, B., Wilson, R., Rodrigues, A., Haighton, C., (2023). Exploring the Effects of Volunteering on the Social, Mental, and Physical Health and Well-being of Volunteers: An Umbrella Review. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. doi10.1007/s11266-023-00573-z
- ServeOhio, Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism, https://serve.ohio.gov/ and Get Connected https://serveohio.galaxydigital.com/ and https://serve.ohio.gov/home/news-and-events/all-news/mlkday24
- The King Center, https://thekingcenter.org/