2019 Community Project Dashboard

Teddy Bear Making for Mitzvah Circle

Volunteers, students, and families will work together to organize, clean, and decorate the OEC annex.

Rise Against Hunger’s meal packaging program is a volunteer-based initiative that coordinates the assembly-line packaging of highly nutritious dehydrated meals comprised of rice, soy, vegetables and 23 essential vitamins and minerals. The program was created to give dedicated individuals and organizations — from businesses to civic clubs — the opportunity to participate in a hands-on international hunger relief program and to become educated, engaged advocates for those facing hunger. The events

Creating a community-based project focusing on environmental cleanup of the North Philadelphia area

We're hosting a volunteer park cleanup in Tacony Creek Park for Martin Luther King Day of Service. We will spend time cleaning up trash and clearing debris from the trails. Dress warmly, work gloves will be provided.

At 11:00am, volunteers will join us at Olney Christian School for a free lunch and watershed environmental games. Bring the family and friends!

Contact doryan@ttfwatershed.org or 215-744-1853 for questions or to register.

The whole of the Summit will gather multiple times during the day for panel discussions. After each panel discussion, we will separate into breakout sessions to continue the discussion and build realistic further actions. The themes are centered on Reckoning, Reconciliation, and Repair.

Finance Literacy workshop for youth

Making cookies to give a sweet treat to people in hard times and collected canned goods to distribute at the food pantry.

Clothes and shoes for all ages, all genders will be given away. Coats, boots hats, scarfs included. Collect toiletries and hygiene products, package and give away along with the clothing give away. The drive begins December 1 for collections of items

The members of our church and community members are invited to clean our neighborhood. The areas to be cleaned are several parking lots, sidewalks, bus stops. Leaves will be gathered and put in trash bags.

Cleaning, vacuuming, wiping down walls, cleaning offices, sweeping the church front, fixing any broken items, cleaning rear of church, cleaning kitchen areas and other duties as needed

Cleaning and clearing out a room for future use for seniors. Possibly painting.
Staff members will be present.
We may have a few volunteers that will help from a local church.

Volunteers, students, and families will put together toiletry bags that are being given to the homeless.

Arboretum Project – create tree care and conservation posters for community display

Indoor cleanup for the office space, sweeping, and straightening up the
interior

While listening to iconic speeches by Dr. King, volunteers will be create no sew blankets for the Project Linus to be donated to children with cancer.

packing bags for homeless

Our day will include mural painting.

Clothing Donation to Happy Kids Center – gather clothing from clothing sale remainders

Join Lucien E. Blackwell Community Center on January, 21 for a One-on-One with an Entrepreneur. Our goal that day is to encourage community members to network with businesses owners, host workshops, and creating a dialog around being a minority, but not limited to, entrepreneur. We are currently looking for businesses to participate in empowering our community members. Please contact Rose Bryant through email at rosebryant711@gmail.com if you are interested in participating as a business owner.

Students and youth will paint the wall.

Volunteers will update school murals and paint areas in need of painting (doors, bathrooms, etc.)

Special worship service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Poetry readings, interpretive lyrical dance by Crystal Monsanto, and sermon/talk (Do, Walk, Love) by guest speaker, Craig Uplinger, referencing the MLK, Jr. sermon Rediscovering Lost Values.

That day, GraceKids will be doing a MLK themed lesson as well with children ages 4-5th Grade.

Beloved Community is a ministry of Grace Christian Church where our mission is: to be a welcoming people who provide a loving space for bringing awar

Interact with mentally handicapped residents, play games and listen to live music.
Ages 11 +

Volunteers will conduct clean-up projects, plant seeds. Ages 8+

Volunteers will make non-personalized BIRTHDAY CARDS only for seniors at a local service agency.
Ages 5+. This is appropriate for children with a supervising adult.

Volunteers will decorate cardboard houses to collect donations for PIHN.
Ages 5+

Members of UPenn’s Class of '80 and selective Sayre High School students will make art projects and lap blankets that will be donated to local hospitals and senior centers. Contact Isabel Mapp @ 215.898.2020 or sammapp@upenn.edu

Our students and their families will come together in our school gym to learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will also talk about foster care. Then the children will fill back backs with personal hygiene items and school supplies to donate to Wordsworth CUA Region 10 foster care services.

Youth students from Riverstone Church will help clean and organize clothing and donations at Sunday Breakfast Thrift Store in Penndel.

Volunteers will do general cleaning and remove old books. Ages 14+

Volunteers will cleanup trash and debris on sections of Johnson and Wayne Avenues.
Ages 14+.

Assemble breakfast bags. All ages

We will be assembling first aid kits which will later be donated to Duckrey Elementary School.

Hands-on service projects and activities.

Painting two classrooms. Ages 8+.

The senior residents of the 1600 block Rowan Walkway, will be clean our block and we could use help in doing so. Most of the neighbors are females and over 70 years old; and it difficult to maintain our gardens, and sometimes sweep our sidewalks in the cold weather. I hope you can help us with our clean-up efforts. I wish there were agencies to help seniors with things like sweeping sidewalks, and removing snow. If there is, sign us up!

Interfaith Day of Service.
All ages welcome, something for everyone. In addition to hands-on projects, we'll also have spoken word and dialogue activities.
Brunch will be served!

Volunteers will help clean-up Pleasant Playground. AGES 3 +

Touch up paint of rooms. All ages

Volunteers will decorate lunch bags. All ages

Children in each grade will participate in a service project.
Grade 3- Sorting clothing for Cradles to Crayons

Volunteers will clean gym, equipment, and paint doors. Ages 14+

Children in each grade will participate in a service project.Grade 2- Making treat bags for first responders

Music reading from Dr. King's book "Why We Can't Wait".

Deliver bagged lunches, snacks, soup to local social service agencies.
4 licensed drivers needed with cars. Ages 18+

Children in each grade will participate in a service project.
Grades 1 & K- Making cards for veterans

• Care Crew will sort and assemble professional clothing.
• Distribute needed to items to any onsite community members interested.
• Distribute remaining clothing items to various nonprofits in need of such items (Veteran’s multicenter, Career Wardrobe, United Way, Project Home).
• Philadelphia Reads and Beyond School Walls mentors to read and provide craft activity to children in children’s area.
• Human Resources will provide information on line job fair opportunities as well as resume ass

Volunteers will work with Interim House clients organizing and sorting their donations closet.
Ages: 18+.

Volunteers will participate in a letter writing workshop re: gun control, immigration, economic and other social justice issues.
Ages 14+

Volunteers will be doing arts and crafts, bingo, dancing, Karaoke, and reading stories about Martin Luther King

Donations of clothing and books to distribute.

Won Community Service Center volunteers will help a house of worship for an immigrant community to be maintained for promotion of community fellowship; WCSC volunteers will help the neighborhood sidewalks and streets to be litter-free; WCSC volunteers will advocate community fellowship and environmental stewardship. Breakfast will be offered to early arriving volunteers.

Dialogue groups.

Henry School - public school clean up - 601 Carpenter Lane

Germantown Friends School students and families will assemble snack bags for the afterschool programs at Happy Hollow Playground.

Germantown Friends School staff members will take still photos of Germantown to help educate Germantown Friends School members about their surrounding communities.

Germantown Friends School students, faculty and staff will make MLK-themed vision boards to reflect their peace-related aspirations for 2019.

Germantown Friends School students and families will make soup and cornbread for Holsey Temple's feeding ministry.

Germantown Friends School students and families will make fruit baskets for St Luke's Food Pantry

Germantown Friends School students, faculty and families will participate in a workshop on bystander intervention.

Germantown Friends School students, faculty and families will participate in a dialogue on intersectionality.

This project will be at Germantown Friends School. The aim is to have a few volunteers helping pass out t-shirts to the other volunteers.

This project will happening at Germantown Friends School (GFS). GFS members will be viewing the short documentary and having a discussion about it afterwards.

Germantown Friends School students, faculty and families will participate in a walk around Germantown to learn about the different shops and organizations there.

We will show a documentary about Martin Luther King and then have a discussion about it.

This project will involve Germantown Friends School members and their families discussing how to improve racial awareness. Ideally this dialogue will be student-led.

Germantown Friends School students, faculty and families will sing make wooden bowls for a local empty bowls dinner.

Family Ambassadors conduct readings of MLK bio books to children organized by age groups.
Adults are welcome to participate. After the readings, all participants complete an MLK Day discussion sheet "I have a dream that one day..." and share each other's dreams in the group. Volunteers also will be assembling family resource bags -- filled with home goods and cleaning supplies -- to be distributed to participants and at other AFEL events. Partners include People's Emergency Center.

Volunteers will be assisting in beautifying in the building and its grounds.

Due to forecasts of dangerously cold weather, winds and potential snow or ice, we will no longer be holding this volunteer event on Monday, January 21st from 10am-12pm at Pennypack on the
Delaware. We will reschedule this same cleanup event for Saturday, February 2nd from 10am-12pm at the same location (Pennypack on the Delaware) with the same volunteer tasks. Please email info@riverfrontnorth.org if interested in the February 2nd event. Thank you!

Organizing, inventory, collection of donations.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

We will clean and beautifie the streets between Snyder Avenue and 20th street . And continue street by street throughout area down to Dickerson and Point Breeze

Volunteers will be cleaning the boutique and sorting donations at Interim House West.

Clothing drive with the Salvation Army Red Shield Residence - 715 N. Broad Street

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

We will also prepare sandwiches for the homeless. We will need 50 people.

Outdoor clean up - Konrad Square - Tulip & Dauphin Sts.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

Volunteers will be assisting in cataloging and sorting books.

The community is invited to attend the breakfast honoring Dr. King. Keynote speaker is Dr. Brenda Allen, President of Lincoln University on theme, "Diversity is OurvStrength." Everyone asked to bring spare change to "Change for Change" at Franklin Mint Credit Union, Kennett Square on 1/19/19. All funds donated to the Kennett Food Cupboard and the West Grove Bridge Food Pantry.

Located in downtown Blackwood this organization accepts donations of clothing and housing items. Volunteers will sort and coordinate donations.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

We will conduct an indoor cleanup of the New Fellowship Baptist Church

On Monday January 21, 2019, the Crispus Attucks Association will be holding its annual MLK Day of Service. multiple community groups TBD.

Celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with your West Philadelphia friends and neighbors at the new Lucien E. Blackwell Community Center! Activities will include arts, crafts, games, and reading One Book, One Philadelphia youth companion titles Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes and Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña. READING WILL BE AT 11AM.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

Food collection

Participants will learn the Do's and Don'ts of Citizen Advocacy in this civic dialogue facilitated by Senator Art Haywood. Community members will learn strategies they can use to influence the decisions of their legislators.

outdoor clean up - 3459 Gaul Street

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

Volunteers will come and help to spruce inside the facility.

We would like to invite our surrounding community (Society Hill) to watch the documentary about the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker Strike entitled, "At The River I Stand." From there we would like to have a representative from AFSME talk to the group about the role of unions. We would also like to ask attendees to bring donations of school supplies for Nebinger Elementary School which is in our community. Here is a link to the film's IMBd is here https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230010/

Outdoor clean up and fire prevention material distribution - 1529 S. 22 Street

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

We will conduct an outdoor cleanup of the New Fellowship Baptist Church

We will discuss fire safety tips and topics with the community and distribute fire prevention materials.

Pleasant Advisory Council and We Heard You are gathering resourceful information from local organizations, etc...and sharing a newsletter/ brochure of programs for children, seniors and families offered at Pleasant Playground that will benefit all neighbors, and distributing packets door-to-door.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

I'm in the planning stage of this project. I will be contacting several businesses(Post Office, Shoprite, Planet fitness, SEPTA...)
in the area for volunteers. I did attend a training class of 11/16/2018 at the library on South Broad Street.
At the event we will be cleaning trash that is dumped under Island Ave heading from Penrose Plaza to Suffolk Ave.
This area is an eyesore to the neighborhood. I'm new to Philadelphia and don't want this area to be the first thing our guest see.

Volunteers should come dressed appropriately to clean and paint designated areas of the school. All volunteers will need to sign a "waiver" on site. Light refreshments will be served. Volunteers can meet at Houston Hall on UPenn's campus for transportation to and from this site. For more information contact: Diane Leslie @ uofpmlk@gmail.com or 215.898.0105.

Pleasant Playground staff, Pleasant Advisory Council and We Heard You are joining forces to bring fun-filled and educational activities that focus on peace and community. Open to all ages. Light meal(s) provided. Participants will work with their groups to create a potential program that should engage their target group and promote community/ team building and or peace.

Collecting and sorting toiletries at Chews United Methodist (soap, toothpaste, chapstick, shampoo, etc.) for the Neighborhood Center in Camden.

Parks and recreation / 25th Police District / the Lenfest center Local resident and community supporters will come together to pick up leaves and trash in the park
As I plant this seed/ Hunting Park NAC/ Esperanza/ Lenfest center

Volunteers will donate, sort and package literacy items for children in homeless shelters and teachers in a local school.
Items to collected and packaged include paper, pens, pencils, crayons, coloring books, notebooks, book bags and K-6 reading books.

blood pressure checks - Fresh Grocer - 3021 Grays Ferry Ave.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

We will work with a organization. More information will follow.

Clean up around the school . Projects in classroom requested by teachers. Our staff , volunteers in the community, and students .

The PTOs of all 5 schools are providing supplies so that we can complete hands-on service activities: Pediatric Activity Kits/Bryn Mawr Hospital

Backpacks will be prepared for homeless adults in our City, to include sheltered and non-sheltered persons. The contents will include washcloth, socks (at least 2 pairs), bottle of water and personal care products including hand sanitizer and bar soap container. The personal care items will be placed in plastic gallon zip bags to provide a container for later use. A resource guide will also be included. The back packs will be gender specific. Volunteers include (a.) donors (b.) assemblers (c.) d

Neighborhood cleanups along with neighbors

Part of our goal for this year's MLK Day of Service is to provide access to high school-aged students to critical information related to self-expression opportunities such as a spoken word competition etc., creating buttons as a memento of the day and their school's namesake.

Sayre Morris staff and volunteers will work on a beautification project which comprises cleaning common areas as well as outside. Predominantly, the main entrance and side garden needs some tender loving care. We would like to create a raised garden to promote healthy eating as well as function as a distribution site in the near future. The goal is to brighten the entrance to make it more appealing to the community via painting the walls and planting flowers, fruit, and vegetables.

With the Philly Farm Crew, groups of volunteers will visit local urban farms (most likely in West Philly) to lend a much-needed hand with one of various farming/gardening projects; people will get their hands dirty in doing several hours of manual work

Outdoor clean up of recreation center - 4500 Linden Ave.

During the year, we noticed a number of kids come to Grays Ferry skatepark everyday to watch skaters and, of course, for the chance to use their boards. Many of the neighborhood children don't have the means to obtain new boards, safety equipment, or basic instruction. While a few skaters have gotten together to donate old decks, large numbers of full setup donations are difficult to provide between a handful of people.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

We will be cleaning the inside of the recreation center.

Volunteers will donate, sort and package literacy items for children in homeless shelters and teachers in a local school. br /Items to collected and packaged include paper, pens, pencils, crayons, coloring books, notebooks, book bags and K-6 reading books.

New Castle County, Department of Community Services will be collecting new children’s books for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. New books will be donated to parents and caregivers of budding readers, children ages 0 to 5 years. The 1000 Books before kindergarten initiative was started by the 1000 Books Foundation.

Books will be sorted and organized at the Gilliam Building and then transported to local New Castle County libraries for parents and caregivers to pick up.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

On Jan. 21st 2019, AAMP will be hosting our annual MLK Day at the museum. The theme for the day is Media and The Movement. Programs for the day include a re-enactment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Carlo Campbell, a Memorial Concert, and an award ceremony for the winner of the 2019 Activism in Action Creativity Contest. The museum will offer $2.00 general public admission all weekend.

The PTOs of all 5 schools are providing supplies so that we can complete hands on service activities:
Infant/Toddler Care Kits/Bryn Mawr Hospital;

Friends and Family CPR provided by the Gloucester Township EMS. One hour class with all recipients receiving a card of completion. (limit of 30)

Program consist of singing; MLK reflections; praise dancing, poetry and a MLK skit

Community Awards Ceremony recognizing those within this community that have served to make this community and more a better place for all.

beautification of the school facility/grounds that the school administration feels is necessary; organizing book closet

Simon Gratz Mastery Charter is partnering with Nicetown CDC to donate at least 50 boxes of holiday meals to local community members, while also serving them a warm meal. Our volunteers will be working from 10AM-12PM to sort food and create individual boxes for families. From 12PM-2PM we will be serving a warm meal (provided by staff) to community members. From 2PM-3PM we will be cleaning up the site.

Volunteers will be packing items to prepare for their delivery to families the following week. We will help pack different types of packages including: toiletries, food, and other items for families in their warehouse.

One King One Book - 4501 Van Kirk St.

Calling all blood donors – your donation is needed today to help patients in need.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.

Move furniture and set up guest bedrooms in our new tower.

Community Service performed by clubs at our school (senior home)

Senior citizen fire prevention discussion - 4401 Haverford Ave.

Cradles To Crayons is dedicating the month of January to Martin Luther King, celebrating his legacy of service in the community.

In partnership with local fire stations, first responders, and community centers Cradles to Crayons will hold a collection across the Greater Philadelphia five-county region.