Central College is one of 40 U.S. colleges and universities awarded a grant as part of the MLK Day of Service Community Partnership Project. Central’s grant, awarded by Iowa Campus Compact (IACC), will be used to complete water sanitation kits for Safe Water International Ministries (SWIM). Each kit can serve 2,000 people per day in areas without access to clean drinking water.
During November and December, Central plans to foster awareness of safe water issues on campus. On Jan. 16, students, faculty and staff are invited to help assemble kits as part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day service activities.
The purpose of the MLK Day Community Partnership Project is to mobilize college students, community members and community organizations to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day not as a “day off” but a “day on.” Grants range from $1,000 to $3,000. Last year, the project recruited 39,281 volunteers throughout the U.S.
“Iowa Campus Compact is excited and thrilled to fund these MLK Day of Service projects that value civic learning on the same level as community impact,” said Justin Ellis, assistant director of IACC and manager of the MLK Day of Service grants.
