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National Service Inclusion/AmeriCorp Project
The primary purpose of this project is (a) to increase the number of applications and the enrollment of individuals with disabilities in national and community service and volunteer opportunities in Virginia and (b) to provide support to Virginia’s AmeriCorps and VISTA programs to enhance the success of programs that include people with disabilities as AmeriCorps members and as volunteers. This will be accomplished through the collective expertise and experiences of the collaborative partners: the Partnership for People with Disabilities, New Voices self-advocates, and the Virginia Commission for National and Community Services (VCNCS). The long term outcome is enriched communities that value contributions of individuals with disabilities.
Major Activities:
1. Develop agreements with collaborative partners that indicate the joint strategies that will be used to increase meaningful involvement of individuals with disabilities in national and community service.
2. Develop presentations and materials to heighten interest in and to explain national and community service options to individuals with disabilities.
3. Use the connections of self-advocates through the New Voices initiative to identify and assist 25 individuals with disabilities to apply/enroll in national and community service.
4. Serve as technical assistance providers to Virginia’s existing AmeriCorps and VISTA programs to better include people with disabilities in national and community service activities.
5. With VCNCS, review and enhance their disability plan that supports meaningful involvement of individuals with disabilities in national and community service programs.
6. Document successes and challenges through a publication that can be shared with and used by others.
Contact:
Dana Yarbrough, Project Director, (804) 828-0352 or dvyarbrough@vcu.edu
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