Volunteer: MLK Day of Service – Westside Volunteer Corps

The Westside Volunteer Corps is kicking off the new year with an MLK Day of Service. Join us as we come together in humble service to pay homage to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his vision of the Beloved Community.

Volunteer Projects: 

• School Supply Drive Sorting (9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • Volunteers will sort donated school supplies to be distributed to schools in the Westside’s Washington High School Cluster.
  • Project Site: Booker T. Washington High School – 45 Whitehouse Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA 30314

School supplies are being collected now through the event with final collection happening on-site, day-of. Needed items include socks, underwear, pencils and composition books and much more!

For a full list of needed items, visit the Westside Volunteer Corps’ Amazon Wish List. If you are interested in being a supply drive host, contact Em Clarke, eclarke@unitedwayatlanta.org for more details.

• College Preparatory Workshop (9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  • Students from the Washington and Douglass High School Clusters will hear from a diverse panel of professionals during the Career Exploration Panel. Immediately following the panel, students will participate in a speed mentoring session. Volunteers will serve as mentors, meeting one-on-one with students to discuss their experiences and the students’ goals and aspirations.
  • Project Site: Booker T. Washington High School – 45 Whitehouse Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA 30314

 

• The Bellwood Boys & Girls Club Revitalization ( 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
  In Collaboration with our partners at Starbucks and The Mission Continues
  • The Salvation Army Bellwood Boys & Girls Club provides youth development services and promotes the health, physical, social, educational, vocational and character development of boys and girls. Volunteers will support the revitalization of Bellwood Boys & Girls Club with projects such as painting, building furniture, mulching, and outdoor beautification.
  • Project Site: The Salvation Army Bellwood Boys & Girls Club – 777 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30318

About the Westside Volunteer Corps: The Westside Volunteer Corps (Corps) is a program of the Westside Future Fund, launched in partnership with the United Way of Greater Atlanta and the Corps’ founding sponsor, the Chick-fil-A Foundation. The Corps was established to create opportunities for individuals from throughout Atlanta to join forces with Westside residents in the revitalization of the historic Westside. Through a variety of one-time and ongoing volunteer projects, the Corps will work to strengthen community nonprofits and expand their impact with a consistent injection of human capital (i.e., volunteers). The Corps will recruit, match and deploy volunteers based on their individual skill sets, interests and availability.