The National Service-Learning Partnership

The National Service-Learning Partnership (NSLP) was founded in 2001. It is a national network of members dedicated to advancing service-learning as a core part of every young person’s education. Service-learning is a teaching method that engages young people in solving problems within their schools and communities as part of their academic studies taking the students from passive recipients to active participants in their education and community.

NSLP has 10,000 members in all 50 states. Members are young people, teachers, parents, administrators, policymakers, education leaders, community partners, businesspeople, and researchers.

The Partnership is funded through grants from W.K. Kellogg Foundation and State Farm Companies Foundation. It is sponsored by the Academy for Education Development, an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems.

Mission

The Partnership concentrates on strengthening the impact of service-learning on young people's learning and development, especially their academic and civic preparation. The Partnership supports members sharing resources, organizing change, and sponsoring innovation.

Services

The Partnership provides:

• A national network of service-learning supporters
• Service-learning tools, resources, and best practices
• A "service-learning marketplace" to offer professional services to advance the practice of service-learning
• Monthly updates with news, resources and opportunities to take action to advance service-learning at state and federal levels
• Federal advocacy representation.

NSLP has partnered with State Farm and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to bring service-learning to community development corporations who realize to revitalize a neighborhood you must revitalize the schools. NSLP and State Farm have partnered with NCEE to provide innovative service-learning on economic issues into public schools.

The membership of NSLP has more than tripled since State Farm Companies Foundation began sponsorship. This has increased NSLP’s visibility and stature as one of the largest organizations of service-learning providers. Originally located in New York City the partnership has moved to Washington D.C. to better represent its membership in at the federal level.

For more information visit the Project Ignition Web site.

For more information visit the NSLP Web site.

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