A Day of Service, Kindness & Connection 

For the staff at Main Street, January 16, 2023, is a day we’ll always remember. People showed up. And kept showing up. Just to help.

We’re so grateful to everyone who took the time to give back to the community at our MLK Day of Service. We had more than 200 attendees at Main Street and Soulfull Cafe! Volunteers decorated 222 cards for patients at Children’s National and other hospitals and made 391 braided dog toys for Lucky Dog Animal Rescue. Then Main Street members prepared salad, lasagna and dessert for Stepping Stones Shelter.

Along the way, we saw people who’d never met chatting and getting to know one another. Our team is thankful for the generosity and compassion of this community!

Enjoy photos from this amazing day below.

Photo credits: Main Street staff and volunteers

Young man holding a card he designed in Soulfull Cafe
Room full of people in Mattie's Peace Room
Dog toys that were made at Main Street
Group of kids and parents upstairs in Soulfull Cafe
Card made at Soulfull Cafe
Dad and his sons in Soulfull Cafe
Main Street member and young boy smiling together.
Two young boys making cards in Soulfull Cafe.
Teens holding up the cards they made in Soulfull Cafe
Group of attendees in the Soulfull Mezzanine
Father and his two young children making dog toys
Three men working together in Poppy Boy's Kitchen
Family gathered together in Mattie's Peace Room
Three people working together to make dog toys
A group of school-age friends working together in Mattie's Peace Room
Four girls making dog toys together in Mattie's Peace Room
Main Street members making cards in the Soulfull mezzanine
Two children making cards together in Soulfull Cafe.
Mom and son in Soulfull Cafe writing cards
Three people making cards at a table in Soulfull Cafe
A man showing off one of the cards he wrote in Soulfull Cafe
Two teenage girls in Soulfull Cafe
Meals prepared by Main Street members for Stepping Stones Shelter
Main Street member chopping veggies before preparing meals
Four people cooking in Poppy Boy's Kitchen at Main Street
Group of family and friends smiling together in Soulfull Cafe