MLK Day Tag

Martin Luther King Day is observed each year on the third Monday in January. As the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service, it has become known as "a day on, not a day off" and encourages all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. AmeriCorps has been charged with leading this effort for the past quarter...

Martin Luther King Day is a national day of service. We were so impressed when our AmeriCorp volunteers spent their day off from building homes and hope with Kaua'i Habitat to helping another community non-profit; The National Tropical Botanical Gardens. Justin Cary, Matt DiNote, and Brandon West are currently service members with AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is a voluntary civil society program...