January 19, 2026

Volunteer registration for MLK Day of Service is officially live and spaces are filling up fast! You can view all of the available projects below.


Additionally, Leadership Long Beach will be hosting a kickoff breakfast at Long Beach City College’s Trades, Technology, and Community Learning Campus from 8:00am to 9:30am before service projects begin – we hope you can join us!

Can’t make it to the day of service but want to support? Want to make a financial contribution to ensure events like this can happen every year? Click below and make a donation to Leadership Long Beach to support citywide volunteer activations!


Kickoff Breakfast Information:

Join us for breakfast and community at our annual kickoff breakfast! Hear from community leaders and connect with fellow activated alumni and community members. All are welcome, and we invite guests to bring non-perishable food items for the Volunteer Center’s food pantry, which supports individuals and families in Long Beach experiencing food insecurity.

Location: LBCC’s Trades, Technology and Community Learning Campus
1305 Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90806

Time: 8:00 am to 9:30 am


Volunteers are also encouraged to bring new or used gardening tools to donate to the MLK Park Peace Garden. Their current needs are clippers, rakes, brooms, shovels, hoes/weed pullers, and bulb planters. Donations can be brought to the kickoff breakfast!

The Hidden Genius Project

This project supports 30 volunteers in a site-wide deep cleaning and organization effort. There may be some furniture assembly depending on deliveries. Volunteers are encouraged to bring brooms, dustpans, mops, gloves, trash bags, and light gardening tools/materials as this is a new site!

Zedler Marsh Habitat Restoration

This project supports 30 volunteers carefully removing invasive species from thriving native habitats.

Algalita Beach Cleanup

This project supports 100 volunteers cleaning up micro and macro debris on the Peninsula.

Zaferia Junction Community Garden

This project supports 50 volunteers engaging in ground preparation and laying of pavers for pathways and weeding maintenance. Activities may include digging holes and setting of posts for garden signage, placement of wood signage, garden hose storage unit placement, digging and setting, layout and ground preparation for wooden stairs.

Kickoff Breakfast Event Support

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Garden Clean Up

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

MLK Park Peace Garden Beautification

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Composting at Willow Springs Park

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Sowing Seeds of Change at the Farm

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Volunteer Center Community Care Day

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Spread the Love

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Willow Springs Restoration

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

1st Street Transit Planters

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Spread the Care with LB Public Service Corps

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Lunch Service at Long Beach Rescue Mission

This project is full – thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer!

Leadership Long Beach Institute

Applications for our Institute Program are being accepted through midnight on Sunday, july 13, 2025.

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