MLK Day of Service: Brighten up a Room and Build Community! (ages 16+) Referral

This project is no longer in need of volunteers. Thank you for the support!

L'Arche Portland's mission is to create home and build community for people with and without intellectual disabilities, where they can share life together. We foster mutual relationships, celebrate each person's unique value, and work toward a more inclusive world.

This January 19th, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we invite you to join L’Arche Portland in a Day of Service dedicated to fostering love and inclusion for people with disabilities. Dr. King said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” In the spirit of his legacy, we have an opportunity to answer that question together, creating a community where everyone belongs, regardless of ability.

This year, we’ll focus on painting 3 rooms at our Neahkahnie House in east Portland. Volunteers have been helping us freshen up this 30-year-old house, on room at a time. Today, we'll knock out 3 of the last rooms to get a new coat of paint! 

The rooms will be taped and primed by a previous group, so MLK Day of Service will be focused on getting the final coats on, and getting the rooms ready to be used again! 

We will also have other indoor and outdoor projects available when rooms are drying. Including yard maintenance like raking leaves, deep cleaning tasks like cleaning furniture, and spending time with core members (community members with disabilities). 

Whether you’re working on a project or simply being present with our community, your time and compassion help build a more inclusive, loving world.

Join us in honoring Dr. King’s vision by supporting individuals with disabilities in our community, lifting each other up, and strengthening the bonds that make us all stronger together.

This MLK Day, let’s make kindness and service our legacy. 

Opportunity Requirements:

• Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older to participate in this opportunity; any volunteer under age 18 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone.

Click on "Express Interest" below if you are interested in helping out!

**This is a Referral Opportunity, which means it is run directly by one of our nonprofit partners. Once you express interest, someone from the partner organization should follow up with you shortly to discuss confirming you as a volunteer for this opportunity.

**Please note, your hours may not be recorded in your Hands On Greater Portland account since this is a partner-managed opportunity.