MLK Weekend of Service 2025
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend of Service
January 18th through 20th, 2025
Cradles To Crayons is proud to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy of service by offering several opportunities for volunteer engagement in support of our mission to help children living in poverty throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. Please be sure to scroll down to view all service opportunities!
Our MLK Day donation drive is extremely important in helping to fill our shelves with clothing, coats and shoes for distribution to thousands of children in the coming months. Please bring your donations to a collection site throughout the weekend, local opportunities listed below:
Community Sites Collecting Jan 20th, 11am – 2pm
Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory
4700 Wissahickon Ave, Suite 142, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Main Line Reform Temple
410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Rocky Run YMCA
1299 W Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19063
Haverford Area YMCA
891 N Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083
(Located in parking lot at corner of Eagle & Lawrence Rds)
Maaco Montgomeryville
412 Doylestown Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
Spring Valley YMCA
19 W Linfield-Trappe Road, Royersford, PA 19468
Willow Grove YMCA
3300 Davisville Road, Hatboro, PA 19040
Great Valley Community Organization
51 N Bacton Hill Road, Malvern, PA 19355
Media Youth Center
1 Youth Way, Media, PA 19063
Radnor Zippy Shell
150 N Radnor Chester Road, Wayne, PA 19087
(Located in rear of Radnor Financial Center)
You are also invited to participate in these MLK Day service activities with your family, company, school, or community group:
Help us make 10,000 cards
With MLK Day, we launch our 2025 Ready for Learning campaign. This year we will provide backpacks full of new school supplies to 75,000 local children. Each backpack needs a hand-made well-wish card tucked inside.
Our goal for MLK Day is to have 10,000 cards made and we need your help!
Quality=Dignity Donations
Thank you for helping local children feel safe, warm, ready to learn, and valued! Our shipping address will automatically appear at check out. Have other questions about our Wish List or want to set up a donation drive? Please email our Community Engagement team at communityphiladelphia@cradlestocrayons.org.
I Have a Dream Program
Help children in need feel safe & sound by supporting our MLK Weekend of Service program which provides everyday essentials to address children’s basic needs with quality & dignity, so they can reach for their dreams.
