Volunteering & National Service Programs

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The Resource Center's Online Learning Center - Tools & Training for Volunteer & Service Programs

The Resource Center is the Corporation for National and Community Service's central hub for sharing training and technical assistance information about national service programs. Volunteer programs have access to grant opportunities and resources. The Online Learning Center has free, easy-to-use online courses and tools. Courses include financial management, disaster services, tutor training and disability inclusion and outreach.

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ABILITY House Program

In partnership with Habitat for Humanity affiliates, each ABILITY House is an accessible home built for a family where one or more members have health conditions or disabilities. The project also reaches out to volunteers, including veterans and students with disabilities, to help build the homes.
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ALS Association Walk to D'Feet ALS

The ALS Association hosts approximately 150 walks each year in cities and towns across the country in support of cutting-edge research and patient services programs for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease."

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AmeriCorps

Program administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service that allows people of all ages and backgrounds to obtain help paying for education in exchange for a year of service.

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Corporation for National & Community Service

Provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country through three programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America. Members and volunteers serve with national and community nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, schools and local agencies to help meet community needs in education, the environment, public safety, homeland security and other critical areas.

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Dream Leaders

A leadership program that unites children of diverse backgrounds through community service and service learning through after-school clubs, in-school workshops and We are the Change conferences. suggested to be listed under volunteering
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Effective Practices for Including People with Disabilities in National Volunteer Service Programs

Methods for including people with disabilities in national service programs, including accessibility assessments, mentoring, special education students as camp counselors and many other ideas.
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Finding Volunteer Opportunities

The United We Serve Search Engine allows you to find hundreds of volunteer opportunities quickly and easily. Simply select a category from the drop down menu in the blue box in the upper right hand corner of the home page, enter your zip code or state and click the "Find Opportunities Now" button.

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Getting Involved in Emergency Preparedness in Your Community

Information from DisabilityPreparedness.gov on the critical roles played by individuals with and without disabilities in emergency preparedness. As more people and organizations come together to expand this work, people with disabilities, their family and friends, and the community as a whole will benefit.

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Handbook for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in National & Community Service Programs

Guide from the Corporation for National and Community Service that provides information on how to include individuals with disabilities in national and community service programs. The guide provides information about creating an inclusive environment, a brief historical overview of social perceptions of people with disabilities, disability-related laws, how to write inclusive service descriptions, recruitment and outreach, and accommodations issues and legal requirements.
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HealthCare Volunteer

Connects volunteers interested in healthcare-related volunteering to opportunities in the field, free of charge.
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Integrating Perspectives in International Development

News article about a volunteer who worked as Peace Corps' first Disability Specialist in Cotonou, Benin, through Benin's Service of Rehabilitation and Social Integration of People with Disabilities.
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International Training, Internships, Recruitment & Volunteer Opportunities

Links to a variety of international training, employment and volunteer opportunities from the Independent Living Institute website.

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Internship Opportunities at the Smithsonian Institution

Learn what is involved and how to apply to be an intern at one of the Smithsonian's 17 museums, research facilities or offices. Youth 16 and older with at least two years of high school are eligible. Internships are from one month to one year. Applications are accepted year round and have summer, fall and spring deadlines.  Other internships are available for undergraduate and graduate students.  The Smithsonian's Access to Opportunities program also has paid internship opportunities specifically for college students with disabilities.

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Learn & Serve America

Learn and Serve America supports and encourages service-learning throughout the United States, and enables over one million students to make meaningful contributions to their community while building their academic and civic skills. Learn and Serve America is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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National Service Inclusion Project

The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a Corporation for National and Community Service training and technical assistance provider. NSIP works to include people with disabilities as active members and volunteers in national and community service programs.

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National Service Inclusion Project Access Checklist

Through the use of this checklist, national and community service programs can help ensure they accomodate people with disabilities in their programs. This link opens a Microsoft Word document.
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National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC)

Supports the service-learning community in higher education, kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based initiatives and tribal programs, as well as all others interested in strengthening schools.

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National Youth Leadership Network

Promotes leadership development, education, employment, independent living, health and wellness among young people with disabilities.

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Senior Corps

A network of programs that tap the experience, skills and talents of older citizens to meet community challenges with Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions and RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program).
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The Benefits of Inclusion

Stories of people with disabilities joining as service members in all levels of national and community service.
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USA Freedom Corps

Created by President George W. Bush to strengthen America's communities through community service and volunteering.
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