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The Miami Dolphins just closed out the fourth annual Football UNITES™ Jason Jenkins Days of Service — 12 projects, more than 650 volunteers, and nearly 65,000 people reached, all in honor of a man who believed service brings a city together.
Now free for Miami-Dade residents.
A Sensory Dome built for every kid.
Eight days, hundreds of authors.
A landfill became a hilltop trail.
One big table for 500 neighbors.
Hundreds of Thanksgiving baskets, each one built to feed a family of 10.
Volunteer in Miami — the lead story and the latest ways to help:
12 projects, 650 volunteers, nearly 65,000 neighbors reached.
Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis's Thanksgiving Turkey Drive needs volunteers on Friday, November 20, 2026, 7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., at Alpha & Omega Church in Miami.
Food-prep shifts November 20–26 and hosting/serving shifts on Thanksgiving Day (November 26) for the first-ever Community Feast at Hard Rock Stadium — a sit-down holiday meal for 500 guests. Plus year-round warehouse sorting and community distribution shifts across Miami-Dade.
Recurring, family-friendly cleanups all over the county: Bill Baggs Cape Florida (2nd Saturdays), Pelican Harbor (3rd Saturdays), Matheson Hammock, Haulover Park (1st Saturdays) — supplies provided at state and county park sites.
Buckets and bags provided — volunteers enter the park free.
Booksellers, food vendors, and live music downtown.
The monthly third-Saturday cleanup at Pelican Harbor Marina.
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