Notre Dame Mission Volunteers – AmeriCorps
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| Established | 1992 |
| Exec. Dir. | Sister Katherine "Sissy" Corr |
| Office | Baltimore, MD, USA ;
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| Homepage | www.ndmva.org |
Notre Dame Mission Volunteers is a faith-based
Mission
NDMV serves in memory of St.
Communities served through AmeriCorps
NDMV's National Direct AmeriCorps Program has 22 sites across the
National Direct NDMVA members serve as teacher's aides, tutors, mentors, and program coordinators to serve the disenfranchised helping them gain empowerment through education.Additionally, NDMVA has partnered with the NativityMiguel Network of Schools in 17 additional sites across the country. Members serving in Nativity Schools serve as intern teachers in schools targeting low-income middle school students in an effort to prevent them from dropping out of school.
Communities served internationally
NDMV's International Program is a more recent addition to the service work completed by the organization. The international work is entirely separate from the AmeriCorps grant, thus making it a much smaller program. NDMV initially set its sights on serving communities in Africa and South America along with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. In 2006, NDMV sent volunteers to Malava, Kenya and Tambogrande, Peru.
Currently, the organization sends volunteers to work in schools and orphanages working with children in cities or villages in four countries. The cities currently served include Anapu, Brazil; Les Cayes, Haiti; Lima, Peru; Tambogrande, Peru; Amoyo, Nigeria; and Enugu, Nigeria.[7] 2012 will mark the first year that volunteers will be sent to Les Cayes, Haiti.[8]
References
- ^ About Us Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Notre Dame Mission Volunteers website. Retrieved 12/02/11.
- ^ Serving Communities: How Four Organizations are Using National Service to Solve Community Problems Corporation for National & Community Service website, 11/30/11. Retrieved 12/02/11.
- ^ NDMV International Notre Dame Mission Volunteers website. Retrieved 12/02/11
- ^ Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Notre Dame Mission Volunteers website. Retrieved 12/02/11
- ^ About Us Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Notre Dame Mission Volunteers website. Retrieved 12/02/11.
- ^ Service Sites Notre Dame Mission Volunteers website. Retrieved 12/02/11.
- ^ NDMV International Notre Dame Mission Volunteers website. Retrieved 12/02/11.
- ^ NDMV International Notre Dame Mission Volunteers website. Retrieved 12/02/11.