Nationwide
The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Raleigh, N.C., provides a listing of all events throughout the country.

Eastern U.S.
District of Columbia Jewish Community Center This Washington, D.C., center will paint classrooms and create a mural at Ross Elementary School.

D.C. Cares
Activities for MLK Day of Service and the previous weekend include preparing and serving lunches and dinners, reading to children, making arts and crafts for hospital patients, visiting with homebound elderly people, and much more.

Greater Philadelphia MLK Day of Service
Sponsored by United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, this is the largest MLK Day celebration in the country.

EastConn
Lists community-service projects and community sites in Hapton, Conn.

Peace Games Boston
Boston offers a "Leadership in Service Summit" for middle-school students.

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Southern U.S.
Hands on Atlanta
Offering an MLK Service Summit, three days of celebrations and community-service projects.

Complete Atlanta Projects
Complete listing of projects and celebrations in Atlanta, from the National Park Service.

Arkansas MLK Jr. Commission
Hosting the "I Have a Dream" National Youth Assembly, July 13-16, 2000, in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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West and Midwest U.S.
Volunteer Resource Center, Minneapolis
Twin cities volunteering opportunities of the week.

Volunteer Center of Maricopa County
Service projects for the Phoenix, Ariz., area.

Volunteer Center of Tucson
This Tucson, Ariz., center's events include Tucson's Youth Festival of Service, Tucson MLK Day March, a community dialogue, and a workshop on racism.

Volunteers of America Colorado
This branch lists food drives, community cleanups, clothing distribution, and other projects taking place throughout the Denver area on January 15.

Volunteer Center Orange County
Listing of activities geared toward students. Projects include a diaper drive, a harvesting project, taking care of homebound seniors, and more.

City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley
Holds a conference for young people on MLK weekend, January 12-13.

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Plus:
Read the full list of this year's MLK Day of Service grant recipents.