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WI Association and Runaway Services
 
 
 
AmeriCorps members will provide outreach to youth in places where they gather, offering them healthy alternatives to life on the street such as hygiene products, food and transportation vouchers, tutoring, referrals foe needed physical and mental health issues and short term shelter until a safe long term living arrangement can be made. They will work with youth in schools providing information on issues concerning youth such as AOAD, anger management, healthcare, family counseling, LGBTQ supportive services and other relevant topics. Members will also provide information to other community organizations on the issues facing at-risk youth to promote referrals for needed services.
 
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Member Duties : Make direct contact with homeless or at risk youth providing them with prevention materials, referral information and offering them healthy alternatives to life on the streets such as food vouchers, transportation vouchers, referrals for physical and mental heath services and a safe long term living arrangements. Provide on site advocacy to runaways and mediation for families work with law enforcement to provide them with information on runaway services to promote referrals to runaway programs. Lead youth groups with the goal of providing prevention materials in order to promote access to program services; AOAD counseling, resume preparation, mental and physical healthcare referrals as needed and short term shelter. Increase community knowledge of issues facing runaways through presentations with the goal of promoting referrals to prog
 
Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Health Coverage ,  Living Allowance ,  Training . 
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth ,  Community Outreach ,  Homelessness ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
Conflict Resolution ,  Youth Development ,  Counseling ,  Team Work . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National
Program
WI Association and Runaway Services
Program Start/End Date
09/01/2023  -   08/31/2024
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
High school diploma/GED
Age Requirement
Minimum:  17    Maximum:  99
Program Locations WISCONSIN  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  07/01/2023  To  07/01/2024 
Contact Joli Guenther
PO Box 317
Portage   WI   53901
608-239-5430
Joli@warhs.org
wahrs.org
Listing ID 119945

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