NYU MLK Week & NYU Service

Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve...You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking before the Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1968. 

 

Dr. King's legacy and teachings remind us that engaging in service is a powerful way to bring people together and advocate for change. Use the resources below to learn more about Dr. King and how you can get involved with virtual volunteering. 

Highlights from the 2020 Day of Service

MLK Week 2020 Day of Service

100 volunteers gathered in Kimmel Center on Saturday, February 8 to assemble care packages for distribution to community organizations.

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  • Image of two people posing for the camera in Kimmel E&L

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Image of students talking as they sit at tables in Kimmel E&L

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Image of one person using sign language to communicate with a fellow participant

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Two students speaking with one another in E&L Auditorium before the Day of Service begins

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Chrissy Beluk standing at a podium, orienting volunteers

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Group of students gathering materials and bagging them for donation

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Two students smile holding pairs of socks as they assemble care packages

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Student smiles, facing the camera, holding a pair of socks

    Photo credit: Tera Nakata
  • Mother Felicia Johnson assembling care packages with her daughter

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • educational pamphlets about accessing homeless services; material for care package assembly

    Photo credit: Tera Nakata
  • A pile of gray "Bombas" socks, on a table, ready to be used for care package assembly

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Eight volunteers standing around a table, assembling care packages

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • A large group of volunteers walk alongside a table, assembling care packages

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • A group of students stand around a table, unfolding bags to-be used in care package assembly

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Two volunteers open paper bags to-be used for care package deliery

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Angie Kim carrying three care packages

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • A line of students carry assembled care packages to-be distributed to community organizations

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Two students smile, carrying assembled care packages

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • A student smiling at the camera as she holds 9 assembled care packages

    Photo credit: Olivo Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau
  • Assembled care packages lined up, waiting for delivery

    Photo credit: Tera Nakata
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For the past several years the Center for Student Life (CSL) has coordinated service engagements throughout New York in support of NYU MLK Week. In 2020, CSL brought together volunteers to assemble personal care kits for the broader New York City community.

Dr. Peggy Morton, Clinical Associate Professor within the Silver School of Social Work, worked with the New York Public Library to solidify fieldwork placements for graduate students. In their work, the need for personal care items within the community became apparent. As a result, on February 8th, volunteers assembled 1,000 personal care kits which were distributed to agencies across NYC.