- Organization
- AmeriCorps Youth Launch
MLK Day Dreams
- Duration
- Recruiting now
- Location
- Mount Ayr, IA
Opportunity Details
Ongoing
In-Person
Recruiting now
Mount Ayr, IA 50854

About this Opportunity
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the 4th graders of the Mt. Ayr Elementary School will write dreams of their own. Each student will write about an idea or project they haveto improvetheir school or community. Various dreams will be selected to "come true". There were will be anassembly held on MLK Day to announce the winners. AmeriCorps members will then connect youth to the corresponding person or agency who is able to work with them to make the dreams come true. (For example, if a student has a dream for new trees to be planted, the AmeriCorps member may connect them with their local DNR).AmeriCorps members will work with the various youth and corresponding agency in a on-going manner to oversee project implementation.
Skills/Interests
- Advocacy
Issue area
- Education