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Native Craft Small Business Development (Bethel)
 
 
 
This project will have the VISTA create and promote websites, host business development workshops, help market Yup’ik made arts, crafts, and clothing. The VISTA will work with the Kuskokwim University Campus, Alaska Council on the Arts, and AK Small Business Development Center to set up workshops. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Region represents one of the most remote regions in the United States and is roughly the size of Oregon. The region is home to approximately 25,000 people. Approximately 86% of the population is Alaskan native of the Yup'ik Eskimo descent from the 56 Tribes in the region. We have retained the Yup’ik language and culture to a high degree with 10,000 people speaking Yup'ik as the first language. Many activities are planned to coincide with year-round hunting, fishing, and seasonal subsistence practices. Villages range in size from 50 to 1200 residents and 6000 in the city Bethel, the hub of the region. There are no roads connecting the villages and urban amenities are unavailable in many villages. The cost of living in rural Alaska is much higher due to the distance from major urban hubs. All supplies must be flown or barged in during the limited ice-free summer season. **Benefits include: Monthly living allowance ($1222), relocation costs ($0.34/mile up to $1000) and settling in allowance ($550) for members moving 50+ miles, health benefits, child care assistance, all expenses paid training in Los Angeles, and an Education Award ($5,645) or cash stipend.
 
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Member Duties : The "Growth through Internet Marketing in Western Alaska" project is to make the Alaska Yup’ik Arts, Crafts, and Clothing E-Commerce Site and the social enterprises under the Office of AVCP Business Development sustainable through online marketing. The goal of the Alaska Yup’ik Arts, Crafts, and Clothing E-Commerce Project is to enhance the economy and alleviate poverty in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta by expanding the market of Yup’ik made products nationally through the e-commerce website. The mission of the E-Commerce Project is to promote Yup’ik made arts, crafts, and clothing. The social enterprises under the Office of AVCP Business Development are the Allanivik Hotel, Yuut Yaqungviat (Flight School), Aircraft Maintenance School, and the Yupiit Piciryarait Museum.
 
Program Benefits : Training ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Room at the Allanivik Hotel ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Housing ,  Health Coverage* ,  Stipend ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development ,  Entrepreneur/Business . 
 
Skills :
Flexible ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Public Speaking ,  Communications . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Native Craft Small Business Development (Bethel)
Program Start/End Date
07/08/2014  -   07/10/2015
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations ALASKA  
Accepting Applications
From  04/10/2014  To  05/29/2014 
Contact Cameron Dean
3211 Providence Dr
Anchorage   AK   99508
907-786-5451
uacedvistaleader@gmail.com
ced.uaa.alaska.edu
Listing ID 54562

       

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