2026 Projects

Project Host: Heroes & Heart

Date: January 17, 2026

Time: 10 A.M.

Ages: Open to All | All adults 21 and older working directly with children will have to agree to a background check.

Registration Details: Click here to register directly with the organization

Location: TBA

Project Description: For MLK Weekend 2026, Heroes & Heart is proud to collaborate with Scholarship Solutions and Dr. Rhea M. Watson, “The Scholarship Doctor”, to present The Scholarship Lounge: MLK Weekend. This statewide volunteer initiative will engage teachers, parents, college students, and professionals. Application Navigators and Welcome Ambassadors—helping Nevada students begin writing their first scholarship essays and taking steps toward applying for scholarships as Scholarship Season begins in January each year. Through this partnership, Heroes & Heart continues its mission of transforming service into empowerment—connecting volunteers with meaningful opportunities to uplift others and opening doors for students who might otherwise believe college is out of reach. Together with community partners, we are cultivating a Nevada where service, education, and equity move hand in hand toward lasting impact.

Project Host: Desert Spring Community Resource Center

Date: January 19, 2026
Time: 8 a.m.

Ages: Project open to adults, ages 18 and older

Registration Details: Register at the time of volunteering, on the onboarding day of service. Please email director@dscrc.org for more details

Location: 120 North Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89144

Project Description: We’re relocating our food distribution program to a larger facility, so we can serve more people in need. Volunteers will play a key role in this transition by packing and moving food and supplies from our current location to the new center. At the new center, volunteers will help set up food displays designed to mimic a grocery store, making it easier for clients to access food and choose the items they want, similar to a traditional shopping experience.

Project Host: Improve Your Tomorrow Nevada

Date: January 19, 2026

Time: 8 a.m.

Ages: Open to All

Registration Details: Click here to register directly with the organization

Location: 1139 N Linn Road, Las Vegas, NV 89110

Project Description: Students and staff will write letters to the future reflecting their dreams, commitments, and vision for what America could look like in 250 years. We plan to have these letters displayed as part of a mural or wall exhibit on campus.

Project Host: Divich Student Council

Date: January 19, 2026
Time: 8 a.m.

Ages: Open to All, Open to Adults (18+), Open to Youth (5-17), Open to Seniors (65+). Please note that children must be accompanied by an adult

Registration Details: Register here

Location: Divich Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room | 9851 Donald Nelson Avenue, LV, NV 89149

Project Description: Join the Divich Elementary School Student Council as they make care totes for children and teens and their families when in medical crisis. Outfit emergency responders and ERs with care comfort items (teddy bears, hygiene items, snacks, activities and games. etc.) to hand out to the patients and their parents so an emergency situation can be more "bear"able.