National Student Partnerships (NSP)
National Student Partnerships is the nation’s only year-round, student-led volunteer service organization that links people in need with the resources and opportunities necessary to become self-sufficient. Founded by college undergraduates in 1998, NSP operates a national network of drop-in resource centers, staffed by student volunteers from area colleges and universities. Working one-on-one with low-income community members (clients), NSP volunteers provide intensive on-site and referral services, which enable clients to achieve their goals.
Mission
NSP’s mission is to direct the energy and innovation of young people toward ensuring that all community members have access to the services, opportunities, and attention that they need to pursue employment, self-sufficiency, and personal success. NSP is dedicated to strengthening our communities and developing the leaders who will care for them. Understanding that the youth of this country will soon be responsible for its safekeeping, NSP seeks to unite a national movement of students dedicated to direct service now, so that the systemic challenges we inherit do not become ones we will pass on.
Achievements
NSP was founded in 1998 by two undergraduates at Yale University, Kirsten Lodal and Brian Kreiter. Recognizing a fundamental gap between the university and the New Haven , Conn. , neighborhood that surrounds it, they sought to bridge this divide by harnessing the energy of students to strengthen the community. Lodal and Kreiter designed a program where college student volunteers work one-on-one with community residents, coordinating access to employment opportunities and social services, including job training, housing, health care, child care, and transportation. Based on the early success of their first site in New Haven , Lodal and Kreiter decided to expand their vision to other student leaders and communities across the country. Today, NSP operates 15 Local Offices open fulltime, year-round, in 13 cities nationwide.
Contact Information
National Student Partnerships
800 7th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 289-1151 or
1-888-677-2022
Fax: (202) 289-7741
Email: info@nspnet.org
Website: www.nspnet.org