NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Company: AmeriCorps & Senior Corps
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: February 2, 2025

Job Description:

The AmeriCorps VISTA member will serve a full year of service at LTSC and will work with the Resident Services staff. The VISTA member will be supporting one of our core missions to serve children and families specifically the Mi CASA (Community, Academics, Sports, Arts) youth services. As part of the Mi CASA programs, students currently enrolled come from BIPOC low-income households that live in LTSC's affordable housing buildings in the Little Tokyo and Temple/Beaudry neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The VISTA member will be positioned to increase our engagement to families experiencing homelessness. The Skid Row neighborhood, home to a dense population of individuals and families experiencing homelessness, neighbors Little Tokyo. Therefore, we understand that there is a need to also provide BIPOC youth in this community with a safe and healthy environment to learn and develop, one not necessarily guaranteed in their home environment. For unhoused families or families living paycheck to paycheck, paying for extracurricular activities including after-school programs or sports club fees, can be challenging if not impossible. The VISTA member will support the development of procedures and systems to increase awareness of the Mi CASA program and strengthen its presence in the community as a leader in youth development programs. Ultimately, this will lead to an increase in youth enrollment in Mi CASA programming, translating to more community children taking advantage of sports and arts activities and more funding opportunities to continue to keep services free.Member Duties:

• The VISTA member will be tasked with developing a data collection system and assessments to better record the impact of Mi CASA services.
• Support the development of outreach materials and presentations for the recruitment of new partners and enrollment of new participants.
• Conduct research to identify new partners to continue providing a unique curriculum and a diverse array of sports clinics, visual and performing arts.
• Engage with local community colleges and universities to provide volunteers, instructors, or opportunities for college prep workshops and facilitate campus tours for high school students.
• Conduct grant research and develop a system to track progress and outcomes of submitted grant applications.Program Benefits:

• Housing
• Relocation Allowance
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Health Coverage*
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Living Allowance
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Stipend
• TrainingService Areas:Community Outreach, Community and Economic Development, Children/Youth.Skills:General Skills, Writing/Editing, Public Speaking, Fundraising/Grant Writing, Recruitment, Communications, Teamwork.
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Keywords: AmeriCorps & Senior Corps, Los Angeles , NeighborWorks VISTA Program, Other , Los Angeles, California