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National Service Inclusion/AmeriCorp Projects

The primary purpose of the two AmeriCorps projects are to (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 State programs to enhance the success of programs that include people with disabilities as AmeriCorps Members and as volunteers. The work of these two projects will be accomplished through the collective expertise and experiences of the collaborative partners: the Partnership for People with Disabilities, self-advocates, the Virginia Commission for National and Community Services (VCNCS) and the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services. 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. Identify and assist individuals with disabilities to apply/enroll in national and community service.

4. Serve as technical assistance providers to Virginia’s existing AmeriCorps State 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.

For more information, please visit our Center for Self-Advocacy Leadership webpage at www.virginiaselfadvocacy.org

Contact:
Dana Yarbrough, Principal Investigator, (804) 828-0352 or dvyarbrough@vcu.edu
Erin Hickey, Project Coordinator, (804) 828-7049 or Erin Hickey

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