Mobile Volunteering for Inclusion

Synopsis: Hands on Sacramento mobilizes thousands of volunteers each year. In 2009, two Hands on Sacramento AmeriCorps*VISTA members, Christina Edwards and Matthew Holkeboer reached out to local disability self-advocacy groups to pilot a new strategy called Mobile Volunteering. Self-advocates volunteered on their own schedules, at their own meeting sites, and created birthday cards for children in transition shelters. Empowered by these successful volunteer experiences, self-advocates soon began volunteering at other sites in the community. To read more about the success of Mobile Volunteering, read our interview with Christina and Matthew here: http://tcsip.tarjancenter.ucla.edu/index.cfm