Together We Serve: MLK Day of Service 2025

Together We Serve: MLK Day of Service 2025

Join UJA and your greater community across New York for our annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 20, 2025.

Together, we’ll honor Dr. King’s enduring legacy and the shared legacy of the Black and Jewish communities which have long stood together in service and solidarity. In that spirit, we’ll work side by side to give back, make a difference, and continue building a world in which our shared values are powerfully reflected.

Volunteer projects include packing food, assembling hygiene kits, sorting baby essentials for pregnant and new moms in need, and more. You can also participate in one of several bridge-building programs to strengthen the relationship between our two communities.

Check out these opportunities and more, below.

Shared Legacies at Shiloh Church

JCC Mid-Westchester

Join JCC Mid-Westchester for Shared Legacies: Film Screening & Talkback.

New Rochelle

Thu., January 16, 2025

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Interfaith Shabbat with JCC Harlem X Repair the World

Repair the World

Join Repair the World and JCC Harlem for an Interfaith experience and music.

Manhattan

Fri., January 17, 2025

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Repair the World Sunday Opportunities

Repair the World

Join Repair the World to honor MLK Day through meaningful service & learning!

Brooklyn & Manhattan

Sun., January 19, 2025

10:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Repair the World Monday Opportunities

Repair the World

Join Repair the World to honor MLK Day through meaningful service & learning!

Brooklyn & Manhattan

Mon., January 20, 2025

9:00 AM - 3:15 PM

Support Brooklyn Seniors with Kings Bay Y

Kings Bay Y

Join Kings Bay Y to honor Dr. King's legacy through service, connection, and care for seniors.

Brooklyn

Mon., January 20, 2025

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bridging Communities with JCH Bensonhurst

JCH Bensonhurst

Join JCH Bensonhurst to unite communities to fight poverty and bridge gaps through acts of kindness.

Brooklyn

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Unite to Lend a Hand with JCC Canarsie

JCC Canarsie

Join JCC Canarsie to create packages for elderly and Black families, promoting unity and love.

Brooklyn

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Pack Meals and Hygiene Kits at Bronx Hub

Commonpoint Queens

Join Commonpoint for a variety of volunteer opportunities at the Bronx Hub.

The Bronx

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pack Meals and Hygiene Kits at Bay Terrace

Commonpoint Queens

Join Commonpoint for a variety of volunteer opportunities at Bay Terrace.

Flushing

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pack Meals and Hygiene Kits in Central Queens

Commonpoint Queens

Join Commonpoint for a variety of volunteer opportunities in Central Queens.

Forest Hills

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Baby Blessings with Mid-Island Y

Mid-Island YJCC

Join the Mid-Island Y to offer new parents essential baby items.

Plainview

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Interfaith Learning & Food Delivery to Seniors

JCC of the Rockaway Peninsula

Join JCC of Rockaway Peninsula to pack and deliver winter care packages.

Far Rockaway

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

GrowTorah Parks Cleanup for MLK Day

GrowTorah

Join GrowTorah to clean up the parks!

White Plains

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Create "Blizzard Boxes" with Shames JCC

Shames JCC on the Hudson

This opportunity has reached capacity.

Tarrytown

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Learn, Pack Food, and Toiletry Kits with Friedberg JCC

Friedberg JCC

Join Friedberg JCC to create snack packs and toiletry kits.

Oceanside

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cook Meals, Create Care Packages & More

Hebrew Educational Society

Join Hebrew Educational Society to make soup and baked goods, pack care packages, and clean coats.

Brooklyn

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Package Food with Met Council in Manhattan

Met Council

Join Met Council to pack food and non-food essential kits for New Yorkers in need.

Manhattan

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Celebrating MLK's Legacy with the Washington Heights

YM&YWHA Washington Heights & Inwood

Join the YM&YWHA to share food and hygiene kits with neighbors.

Manhattan

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Shared Legacies: Building Blizzard Boxes

JCC MidWestchester

Join JCC Mid-Westchester to provide community service via meal kit packing.

Scarsdale

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Community Service Day with Abyssinian Baptist Church

JCC Harlem

Join JCC Harlem for a community-wide day of service in partnership with Abyssinian Baptist Church.

Harlem

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Fourteenth Street Y MLK Day of Service for Families

Educational Alliance

Join Educational Alliance to pack hygiene kits for asylum seekers.

Manhattan

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Met Council Brooklyn Hub MLK Day of Service

Met Council

Join Met Council at the Brooklyn Hub to pack food and non-food essential kits for New Yorkers in need.

Brooklyn

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Pack Meals and Hygiene Kits at Sam Field

Commonpoint Queens

Join Commonpoint for a variety of volunteer opportunities at Sam Field.

Little Neck

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

MLK Day 2025 with Commonpoint - Where You Are

Commonpoint Queens

Join Commonpoint where you are to volunteer for MLK Day 2025.

Little Neck

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Sort and Pack Donations with JCC Staten Island

Staten Island JCC

Join Staten Island JCC to learn about MLK’s legacy and prepare donations for their community.

Staten Island

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Interactive Performance and Packing with Sid Jacobson JCC

Sid Jacobson JCC

Join Sid Jacobson JCC for a variety of volunteer opportunities for MLK Day.

East Hills

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Fifty Four Miles to Impact - 54 Acts of Kindness

Bronx Riverdale Y

Join the Riverdale Y to help pack food packages and hygiene kits!

Bronx

Mon., January 20, 2025

10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Creating Superheroes

Young Judaea - Sprout Lake and Sprout Westchester

Join Sprout Lake for a kindness workshop and to pack hygiene kits for children and women.

Croton-on-Hudson

Mon., January 20, 2025

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Interfaith Learning & Food Packing with Local Church

Suffolk YJCC

Join the Suffolk Y to help children and families facing food insecurity.

Wyandanch

Mon., January 20, 2025

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Interfaith Community Day of Service with HERJC

Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Center

Join Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Center and a local church for a day of dialogue and service!

Elmont

Mon., January 20, 2025

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Interfaith Early Learner Home Resource Kits with Gural JCC

Marion and Aaron Gural JCC

Join Gural JCC to assemble Early Learner Home Resource Kits for low-income preschool children.

Cedarhurst

Mon., January 20, 2025

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Meet Your Neighbor Lunch

Knock Knock Give a Sock

Join KKGS to bring together 50 participants and 50 neighbors from local homeless shelters.

Manhattan

Mon., January 20, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM