General Information About MSIP
The Minnesota Service Inclusion Project (MSIP) is located at the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. The Institute is a University Center on Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and provides research, information, publications, and training on disability issues.
MSIP provides information and support to educators and others seeking to encourage the involvement of individuals with disabilities in national and community service opportunities.
Collaboration with Other Organizations
The Minnesota Service Inclusion Project collaborates with ServeMinnesota which acts as the Minnesota Commission on National and Community Service. MSIP also promotes the benefits of service organizations including, but not limited to, AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps*VISTA, and Senior Corps.
ServeMinnesota
ServeMinnesota is the Minnesota Commission on National and Community Service. It is a nonprofit organization that cultivates private partnerships and funding to support Minnesota AmeriCorps (the domestic Peace Corps) and other service programs in Education, Public Safety, Human Needs, Environment and Homeland Security. ServeMinnesota promotes service and volunteer opportunities throughout Minnesota by providing funding and support to over 9 AmeriCorps programs statewide.
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve through more than 2,100 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations. They tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, run after-school programs, and help communities respond to disasters. Created in 1993, AmeriCorps is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which also oversee Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Together these programs engage more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year.
AmeriCorps*VISTA
For 35 years, AmeriCorps*VISTA has been helping bring communities and individuals out of poverty. Today, nearly 6,000 AmeriCorps*VISTA members serve in hundreds of nonprofit organizations and public agencies throughout the country -- working to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses, increase housing opportunities, or bridge the digital divide.
Senior Corps
Senior Corps is a network of programs that tap the experience, skills, and talents of older citizens to meet community challenges. Through its three programs – Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, and RSVP (the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) – more than half a million Americans age 55 and over assist local nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations in carrying out their missions. Senior Corps, part of the USA Freedom Corps, is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that also oversees AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America. Together these programs engage more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year.
Contact Information
For further information about the project please contact:
Joe Timmons
Institute on Community Integration
University of Minnesota
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis MN 55455
msip@umn.edu
612-624-5659
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