2026 MLK Day and Week of Service & Learning for the Entire Community!

When: Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 19, 2026, 2pm-5pm

Where: Welcome Gathering at Central Square Church at 2pm followed by Hands On Service Projects at Central Square Church, Cambridge City Hall, Cambridge Senior Center, & YWCA Cambridge.

What: Hands -On Service and Learning

• Make Blankets & Scarves for homeless children, teens & adults.
• Make Valentines for isolated elders, veterans & homeless adults.
• Sort Winter Clothing, Childrens’ Books, Food & Toiletries for people in need.
• Lead a neighborhood Food, Clothing or Book Drive before MLK Day.
  Who: Everyone is welcome. Come by yourself or with friends or family; or with a group from your school, work, club, sports team or house of faith. All ages are welcome! (Children should be accompanied by an adult please).

How: Register (for free) here on Eventbrite or go to the .

Don’t come empty-handed: Bring non-perishable food, gently used winter clothing, warm winter socks, or a children’s book(s).

• LEAD a Neighborhood FOOD Drive for local Food Pantries. We will assign you a food pantry to collect for and give you bags and a flyer for you to distribute to 25 neighbors and/or friends asking them to fill the bags with food. You will pick up the food donations and deliver them to your assigned food pantry during MLK Day week.
  
• LEAD a Neighborhood CLOTHING Drive for local non-profits. ! We will provide bags and a flyer for you to distribute to 25 neighbors and/or friends asking them to fill the bags with donated clothing. You will pick up the clothing donations and deliver them to City Hall on MLK Day before 1:00 pm! If you can't deliver on MLK Day, we will give you an alternative drop-off address before MLK Day.

• LEAD a Neighborhood BOOK Drive to collect books for local non-profits. We will provide bags and a flyer for you to distribute to 25 neighbors and/or friends asking them to fill the bags with donated books. You will pick up the donations and deliver them to the Senior Center on MLK Day before 1:00 pm! If you can't deliver on MLK Day, we will give you an alternative drop-off address before MLK Day.

Info: Schedule:

2:00pm Welcome Gathering at Central Square Church where Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. preached on January 10, 1960. 5 Magazine Street, Central Square

2:30pm A Marching Band will lead volunteers to their hands-on project locations; Central Square Church, City Hall, the Senior Center and YWCA.

5:00pm Cambridge MLK Day of Service ends.

Please don't come empty handed! Bring donations of food, children's books &, new warm adult socks or lightly used winter clothing. We will have donation bins outside the locations.

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