Also on Saturday, 100+ volunteers will gather at the Robert King High Towers, to pick up litter along the Miami River shoreline. Participating organizations include AARP, Florida International University, Miami River Commission, the State Office of Representative Luis Garcia, Hispanics for Change, Columbian American Civic Community and Robert King High resident council.

On Monday, January 19, young adults with the AmeriCorps SFLUM (South Florida Urban Ministries) and City Year AmeriCorps are partnering together to bring the message of peace to low-income elderly residents. Youth volunteers will be hand painting benches with the theme of peace and distributing these benches to various locations in the community, including Edison Plaza public housing development in Little Haiti. Volunteers will also plant a new herb garden on the property near the community center.

For more information on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service visit http://www.mlkday.gov/  and Miami-Dade Housing Agency www.miamidade.gov/housing.