Date
Event
Website
September
National Hispanic Heritage Month
www.somosprimos.com/heritage.htm
October
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
www.ncadv.org
Stand Up Against Poverty
www.standagainstpoverty.org
World Food Day
www.fao.org/wfd/
World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty
www.tapori.org
Make a Difference Day
www.makeadifferenceday.com
November
American Indian Heritage Month
Geography Awareness Week
www.nationalgeographic.ocm/geographyaction
Empieza Contigo (It Starts with You)
www.nclr.org
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
www.nationalhomeless.org
World Kindness Day
www.actsofkindness.org
National Mix It Up Day
www.tolerance.org
America Recycles Day
www.americarecyclesday.org
December
World AIDS Day
www.worldaidsday.org
January
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
www.mlkday.gov
February
National Black History Month
www.asalh.org
Random Acts of Kindness Week
March
National Nutrition Month
www.strength.org
National Women’s History Month
www.nwhp.org
Red Cross Month
www.redcross.org
Cesar Chavez Day of service and Learning
www.chavezfoundation.org
Read Across America Day
www.nea.org/readacross
International Women’s Day
www.internationalwomensday.com
United Nations World Water Day
www.worldwaterday.net
April
Keep America Beautiful Month
www.kab.org
National Day of Hope
www.childhelpusa.org
National Volunteer Week
www.pointsoflight.org
National & Global Youth Service Day
www.ysa.org, www.gysd.org
Earth Day
www.earthday.net
May
Be Kind to Animals Week
www.americanhumane.org
Walk the World Day
www.fighthunger.org
Join Hands Day
www.joinhandsday.org
June
World Environment Day
www.unep.org/wed