Volunteer Opportunity: University of Illinois Police Department MLK Day of Service Community Building Volunteer Experience

On Monday, January 16, 2023, the University of Illinois Police Department will commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day of Service by creating a space where members of the community will have to opportunity to work together with a variety of Non-Profit organizations alongside some of our police officers. Dr. King once said that the “The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community. The aftermath of nonviolence is redemption. The aftermath of nonviolence is reconciliation.” Let’s help one another create and maintain such a “Beloved Community” by engaging in community service that will help our agencies spread unity, peace, and a common understanding in the place we call home.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to engage in different activities and projects led by participating agencies meant to help members of the community in a variety of ways and purposes. To register as a volunteer, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSct_-kQp-y69mat_IPmxK2gs900H6C9AQ5ONFraxOyBhemRRg/viewform.

Vendors: The Salvation Army, Stephens Family YMCA, Parkland College PD, Salt & Light, DREAMM, Family Service RSVP, and Feeding Our Kids

Sponsored by the University of Illinois Police Department, Community Outreach and Support Team, Illini Union, and the 2023 MLK Commemorative Planning Committee.

For more information contact Dementro “Debo” Powell, dementro@illinois.edu.