Life of Mississippi

AmeriCorps Project LINC

ABOVE CENTER PICTURE: Dwight Owens, Life of Mississippi Project LINC Hattiesburg Americorps Member, is presented the 2010 National Americorps Spirit of Service Award at the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service by Patrick Covington, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service. The National Americorps Spirit of Service Award is the highest possible honor that can bestowed on an Americorps member.  There were 325 nominees for The National Americorps Spirit of Service Award out of 15,000 Americorps Members Nationwide - with our Dwight Owens winning the award! For Video Highlights and More Photos of the conference please go to http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/

ABOVE CENTER PICTURE: A visual display of Dwight Owens, Life of Mississippi Project LINC Hattiesburg Americorps Member, as he is recognized for his achievement of 2010 National Americorps Spirit of Service Award at the 2010 It's Up To You Award Ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

ABOVE CENTER PICTURE: Margie Moore, Life of Mississippi Project LINC Coordinator, receives the Spirit of Inclusion Award at the 2008 National Conference on Disability Inclusion and National Service.

PURPOSE

The purpose of Project LINC is to assist individuals with disabilities in their efforts to relocate from an institutional setting back into the community or to insure that independence in the community is maintained. The goals will be met through the provision of independent living’s four core services of skills training, advocacy, peer support and information & referral. Americorps Project LINC is a grant program funded by Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) of Mississippi and the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service.

GOAL

The primary goal of Project LINC is to insure that individuals with disabilities have a choice in where they live, work, recreate and worship and - that individuals currently residing in institutional settings - or who are at great threat of moving into institutional settings - be able to access the available services needed to live freely in the community.

OBJECTIVES

Project LINC objectives include:

ACTIVITIES

Activities available through Project LINC will include:

CONTACTS

Ms. Margie Moore
Project LINC Coordinator and
Ms. Crystal Mitchell
Project LINC Field Trainer

or

Ms. Christy Dunaway
LIFE Executive Director and
Ms. Augusta Smith
LIFE Assistant Director

1304 Vine Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Telephone: 601-969-4009 or 1-800-748-9398 (Voice or TDD)
Fax: 601-969-1662