Needs From: HandsOn River Region

The Hands of Hope: Community Care Kits Project will be held by Successful Connections Nonprofit Organization in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of love and service. For those in the community who are in need, such as the elderly, homeless people, and low-income families, volunteers will put together and deliver care kits that are stocked with snacks, personal hygiene products, and inspirational sayings. This project exemplifies the idea that even modest deeds of kindness can have a significant impact. In keeping with SCNPO's mission to empower and support our community through compassion and connection, each kit will contain necessary supplies as well as a resource list that connects people to nearby services.

The Clothing Relocation and Storage Transition Project is designed to safely and efficiently transport boxed clothing items from the current storage facility to a new designated location. This project supports the ongoing operations of the organization’s clothing distribution program, ensuring that donations and resources remain accessible to families and individuals in need.

The project involves packing, inventorying, transporting, and organizing all clothing items to the new site while maintaining accountability, safety, and efficiency throughout the process. The move will ensure better accessibility, improved storage conditions, and expanded space for ongoing clothing drives and distribution activities.

Provide safe access to a backdoor deck. Someone took the homeowner's money for services and did not provide the repairs. She does not have a safe backdoor exit from her home in case of an emergency. The homeowner is 69 years of age and a veteran of the U. S. Army. Her deceased husband was a Marine veteran. With enough volunteers, we will trim shrubbery and scrape and paint backyard storage building. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

This MLK Day of Service project aims to perform a substantial grounds transformation, focusing on essential gardening, boundary definition, and long-term preparation for future planting.

We will primarily focus on planting daffodil bulbs received from The Capital Blooms Project, installing a new privacy hedge, and implementing sheet mulching to revitalize a future garden area. Secondary tasks will ensure the property is generally well-maintained.

For many families struggling with food insecurity, celebrating a child’s birthday can feel out of reach. This project will assemble and donate Birthday Kits to Hearts of Alabama Food Bank for distribution to families in need. Each kit will include cake mix, frosting, candles, party supplies (plates, napkins, balloons), and a birthday card.

We are seeking volunteers to donate items for the kits and join us in packing alongside the Tie and Doll Teen Board. Volunteers ages 14–18 are especially encouraged to participate, giving young people a chance to serve their community in a meaningful way. Together, volunteers will pack kits, decorate boxes with uplifting messages, and prepare them for delivery.

Our organization will provide the containers for the birthday kits, ensuring that all donated items are packaged securely and presented with care.

The goal is to provide families not only with food but also with joy, dignity, and the ability to celebrate milestones together.

We will have neighborhood cleanup around the Historic Cleveland Avenue YMCA and a few more community partnerships with surrounding sites.

We will be smoothing, cutting, and looping plastic bags into weaving ropes to prepare to weave a sleeping mat for the homeless.

The January 18, 2026 MLK Stepshow, Stroll-Off & Talent Show is a showcase of talent in tribute to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Volunteers needed to help with front door traffic, ambassadors for the show participants, scavenger hunt raffle drum supervisor, assisting the show host, and attendee/guest experience enhancers.