Join Us to Help LGBTQ Homeless Youth in Arkansas

Partners: Human Rights Campaign Arkansas & Immerse Arkansas

Let's come together as a community to serve LGBT homeless youth on MLK Day of Service. Taking place in January, MLK Day of Service is a "day on, not a day off." It is a way to transform Dr. King's life and teachings into community action to help bring together people, strengthen communities, and meet national challenges.

One such challenge is foster youth: an alarming 40% of former foster youth are currently homeless and at-risk youth. HRC and Immerse Arkansas invite you to partner with us on a service project benefiting foster youth in our Little Rock community.

How can YOU make a difference?
By donating items and volunteering your time.

Donate Items or Organize a Donation Drive

By January 15, please help us collect the following items for the youth served by Immerse Arkansas:

• - Bedding to help youth clients move into housing, such as twin-sized sheets, comforters, pillows, and pillowcases
• - Toiletries and housing supplies, such as toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, liquid dishwasher soap, glass cleaner, multipurpose cleaner, bleach, toilet bowl cleaner, 30-gallon trash bags, Swiffer replacements, tampons/sanitary pads, and first-aid kits/items
• - 10-ride and 30-day bus passes
• - Phone cards by iWireless or Cricket Wireless in $30 increments
• Gift cards by Wal-Mart ($10 and $25 increments), Target ($20 and $25 increments), and Kroger ($10 increments)

Please purchase these items through this Wish List and ship them to the Gift Registry Address in the Wish List. Most items are eligible for free shipping using Amazon Prime.

Please consider organizing a donation drive at your work, school, or place of worship. If you are interested, please contact James Rector, HRC Arkansas MLK Day of Service Project Manager, at james.rector@hrc.org.

Please personally donate these items between January 4-15. Please label them "MLK DOS" and drop them off at the following locations:

Pulaski Heights Methodist Church
4823 Woodlawn Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205

Volunteer

On Saturday, January 16, please volunteer with us to assemble the donated items for young adults.

Saturday, January 16
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pulaski Heights Methodist Church
4823 Woodlawn Drive
​Little Rock, AR 72205

For more information about MLK Day of Service, please visit hrc.org/mlkdayofservice.

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