Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2018

Since 2006, Boston Cares has organized A Day ON, Not a Day OFF projects for MLK Day that have collectively engaged 6,250 individuals of all ages from Boston’s neighborhoods and surrounding communities.

On January 15, 2018, Boston Cares will organize 600 volunteers to support Boston families who are immigrants and refugees through the creation of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learning tools for community organizations and schools throughout the city of Boston. Volunteers will create English journals, conversation games, mobile lap desks, and vocabulary and citizenship flashcards for organizations for immigrant and refugee families learning English and preparing for the citizenship exam. Additionally, volunteers will join us in building beds for families who do not have a bed of their own. 

Volunteers will select an activity station based on age and interest when they arrive at MLK Day. MLK Day is always kid-friendly and open to youth 5+. No orientation is required.

Please note that registration below is for creating ESOL learning tools. If you are intrested in the bed building project, please see information on becoming a sponsor here. 

Things to know about signing up:

• Space is limited so sign-up soon - pre-registration is required!
• You do not need to have attended an orientation with Boston Cares to participate in this project.
• If you are under 18 years old, you will need to bring a signed waiver in order to participate. You can download the waiver here.
• To register youth under the age of 13, please email springle-wallace@bostoncares.org with youth names and ages after you register yourself.
• Group size must be limited to 25 volunteers!
• There must be one adult for every three youth under 18!
• For detailed instructions on how to sign-up your group, click here.