Bring Inclusive Volunteering to Your Community!
Do you want to give back to your community and promote the inclusion of people with disabilities at the same time?
The Arc is honored to partner with AmeriCorps again to offer $5,000 to $20,000 grants to chapters of The Arc and other community organizations to develop inclusive MLK Day of Service projects.
These projects not only combat hunger in your community—they give all volunteers the opportunity to develop skills, build relationships, and show that despite the perception of people with disabilities as the ones in need of service, they can and do give back to their communities.
Grant Guidelines
Keynote volunteer events must be held on the 2023 MLK Day of Service (January 16, 2023) to kick off project work. Additional volunteer activities should also occur throughout the duration of the grant period (ending on September 30, 2023).
Volunteer activities should help to provide food assistance to those experiencing food insecurity within your community.
Grantees will:
- Work with hunger-focused groups (e.g., food banks, food pantries, or soup kitchens) to partner with volunteers to deliver food assistance to those experiencing food insecurity.
- Partner with a service organization/club to recruit volunteers with and without disabilities from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to participate in the project.
- Implement a keynote event on MLK Day of Service (January 16, 2023) and continue to host additional events throughout the grant period that provide food assistance (grant ending September 30, 2023).
- Raise additional matching funds (amount depending on grant size) of in-kind or cash support to dedicate to project work.
Questions? Contact Kerry Mauger at mauger@thearc.org.
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
