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IMPACT


A Lexicon of National Service Initiatives

(Sidebar in original publication)

  • National Service: The term used for programs and services delivered as part of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (amended) and the Domestic Service Act of 1973. FFI visit www.nationalservice.org on the Web or call 202/606-5000.
  • Corporation for National Service: Established in 1993 under the National and Community Service Act, the Corporation gives more than a million U.S. citizens opportunities to improve their communities through service. It supports service at the national, state, and local levels, overseeing three main initiatives: AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, and National Senior Service Corps. FFI visit www.cns.gov on the Web, or call 202/606-5000.
  • AmeriCorps: A national service program that engages thousands of Americans, 17 and over, in community service and provides education awards and a small living allowance in exchange. Programs include AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps-VISTA, and AmeriCorps-National Civilian Community Corps. FFI visit www.americorps.org on the Web or call 202/606-5000.
  • AccessAmeriCorps: A project funded by the Corporation and begun by UCP (United Cerebral Palsy) to provide training and technical assistance on the inclusion of people with disabilities in AmeriCorps programs for state commissions on volunteerism, AmeriCorps program directors, and Corporation staff. Beginning in October 2001, the National Service Inclusion Project at the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), Boston, will be the new provider of training and assistance. FFI visit http://www.ucp.org/ucp_generalsub.cfm/1/6619/6621/ on the Web or call Paula Sotnik, ICI, at 617/355-4788.


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Resources: Resources and Related ICI Publications

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Citation: Shoultz, B., Miller, E.E., & Ness, J. (2001). Impact: Feature Issue on Volunteerism by Persons with Developmental Disabilities, 14(2) [online]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration. Available from http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/142/.

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