UCEDDNational Service Inclusion Project Assessment

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UCEDD/National Service Inclusion Project
Assessment

• National Service Community
• Project Impact and Perceptions
• 2001-2005

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Introduction

• The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) at
  the Institute for Community Inclusion/UCEDD,
  University of Massachusetts Boston, is a training
  and technical assistance provider on the
  inclusion of people with disabilities for the
  Corporation for National and Community Service
  (CNCS) working in collaboration with the
  Association of University Centers on Disability
  (AUCD).
• CNCS oversees AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve
  America, and National Senior Service Corps.
  These federally supported programs provide US
  citizens with various opportunities to improve
  their communities through service in the areas of
  the environment, education, public safety,
  homeland security, and other critical areas.

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2001 Knowledge Assessment

• A knowledge assessment was originally conducted
  by the NSIP team in the fall of 2001. The data
  collected at that period was obtained to measure
  the level of information and knowledge that the
  University Centers possessed on National Service
  and CNCS. In addition, the assessment served as
  way to identify the needs of the University
  Centers in order to successfully implement the
  National Service Inclusion Project throughout the
  AUCD Network. Results of the original needs
  assessment can be reviewed at http//www.aucd.org/
  projects/NSIP/NSIPSurveyResults_files/frame.htm.

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Purpose of 2005 Assessment

• Nearly four years have passed and thirty-one
  UCEDDs and one LEND program have chosen to join
  the National Service Inclusion Project. In the
  2005 assessment, the instrument was developed to
  determine the awareness and current activities of
  national and community service programs within
  the UCEDD network.
• In addition, the information collected from this
  on-line instrument will assist NSIP staff
  personnel in identifying potential funding
  opportunities for UCEDDs and LEND Programs
  currently providing training and technical
  assistance in the area of National Service.

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Assessment Methodology

• The 2005 assessment was available online and the
  collection of quantitative and qualitative data
  from participants was submitted electronically.
• All 61 UCEDDs and 35 LEND programs within the
  AUCD Network were sent invitations to complete
  the 2005 assessment.
• Comparisons from the 2001 and 2005 assessments
  have been used to determine the impact of the
  National Service Inclusion Project on the centers
  and programs in terms of their familiarity with
  the National Service structure, entities, and
  philosophy.

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Comparison of 2001 and 2005 Response Rates

• In 2001, a total of 52 UCEDDs and LEND programs
  participated in the original assessment.
• A total of 49 UCEDDs and LEND programs
  participated in the 2005 assessment

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Knowledge of CNCS, programs, mission
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Knowledge of CNCS, programs, mission
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Knowledge of Philosophical Concepts of National
Service
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Knowledge of Philosophical Concepts of National
Service
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Knowledge of CNCS State Office
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Knowledge of CNCS State Office
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Knowledge of State Commission Office
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Knowledge of State Commission Office
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Knowledge of Service Projects Engaging
Individuals with Disabilities in Their State
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Knowledge of Service Projects Engaging
Individuals with Disabilities in Their State
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Has the UCEDD/LEND program ever provided any
training and technical assistance to a
CNCS/National Service program in the state or
neighboring state(s) regarding disability issues?
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Has the UCEDD/LEND program ever provided any
training and technical assistance to a
CNCS/National Service program in the state or
neighboring state(s) regarding disability issues?
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Would the UCEDD/LEND program accept a mini-grant
designed to provide training and technical
assistance to CNCS programs within the state and
surrounding areas?
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Conclusions from the 2001 and 2005 Assessments

• The National Service Inclusion Project has
  increased the UCEDDs and LEND programs knowledge
  and familiarity in all areas of National Service
  pertaining to the structure, existing entities,
  philosophy, and current available projects.
• More UCEDDs and LEND programs are currently
  involved with providing disability training and
  technical assistance to National Service entities
  within their states than in 2001.
• Interest in obtaining funding from the National
  Service Inclusion Project remains high within the
  AUCD Network with an 87 favorable response in
  2005 compared to a 98 in 2001.