Member Duties : VISTA's work will help alleviate poverty by providing furniture and household items to individuals and families who were previously homeless or at risk of becoming homeless as they make the critical move back into housing. This service allows clients with limited resources to invest in other items needed to stabilize their lives and support a healthy, productive, and dignified livable space in which they can begin to move past previous traumas. With the Director and staff, VISTA will: Develop a written procedural manual for program activities Develop an impact report system to communicate program effectiveness Research methods for diversifying organizational funding Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance , Training , Health Coverage* . *For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare Terms :
Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours . Service Areas :
Housing , Homelessness . Skills :
Writing/Editing , Business/Entrepreneur , General Skills , Computers/Technology , Communications , Social Services , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Non-Profit Management . Refine Search
Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours . Service Areas :
Housing , Homelessness . Skills :
Writing/Editing , Business/Entrepreneur , General Skills , Computers/Technology , Communications , Social Services , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Non-Profit Management . Refine Search