U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) today announced that Georgia organizations have received $52,079 in grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for service and volunteering.

This award will support more than 2,000 volunteers at a Martin Luther King Jr., Day of Service event in 2021. The grant, awarded to United Way of the CSRA in Augusta and Hands on Atlanta, will offer community members opportunities to unite in service as part of this annual event. United Way will collect and package hygiene kits for homeless families and the elderly. Hands on Atlanta will use the grant to tutor and mentor students and to pack and distribute food and basic needs kits.  

“Every Martin Luther King Day, thousands of Americans come together to honor Dr. King’s memory,” Loeffler said. “As residents of Dr. King’s home state, Georgians are particularlyinspired by his legacy to help our neighbors by volunteering in our communities. I am glad United Way of the CSRA and Hands on Atlanta have both received grants for next year’s MLK Day of Service. This funding will help more than 2,000 volunteers in Georgia assist families in need and continue the legacy of Dr. King.” 

The funds were awarded as part of the FY 2020 Days of Service grant competition, which includes awards for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. Both are designated national days of service by Congress, which has charged the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) with leading these efforts. Since they began in 1995 and 2009, respectively, millions of Americans have pledged billions of hours to both the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and September 11th National Day of Service.