Notre Dame Mission Volunteer
Program, founded by the Sisters
of Notre Dame de Namur in 1992, has been placing volunteers at sites nationwide
to work alongside God's people, especially the economically disadvantaged.
The volunteers accomplish this mission by promoting literacy and education.
AmeriCorps is a federally
funded service program, commonly referred to as the domestic Peace Corps,
that brings together citizens of diverse backgrounds to serve communities
in the areas of education, public safety, human needs and the environment.
In 1995, NDMV sought a partnership
with AmeriCorps to allow for an increase in the number of members, offering
greater community service in financially limited sites. This partnership
formed Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps. From six members the program has
grown to over 200 members in 15 different cities nationwide.
Page Last Updated July 11,
2005 by Alyson
Utterback
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and Community Services and AmeriCorps logo and is granted by the Corporation
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