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PHA-Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

For more than 60 years, the Portsmouth Housing Authority (PHA) has provided a critical safety net & launching pad for thousands of Portsmouth, NH families. Today, we provide housing for over 1,000 residents, which is nearly 5% of the population of the City, making us the largest housing authority per capita in New Hampshire. Our voucher program serves another 750 people in the region. Our property portfolio consists of both high-rise urban properties & two sprawling 10+ acre family properties. People from all walks of life call the PHA’s eleven neighborhoods home. We provide housing for the Portsmouth citizens who are most economically vulnerable, including the frail elderly, mentally & physically disabled and working poor. We have a diverse mix of people with deep and complex needs who rely on other social services. Hundreds of people who live in PHA’s 600 owned & managed properties have diagnosed mental illnesses & disabilities, making us, by default, a significant part of the mental health support system in the region. Over 85% of our residents at PHA are considered “Extremely Low-Income,” which means that they are living at less than 30% of the area median income. With approximately 200 children living in PHA neighborhoods, we are a key partner of the Portsmouth school system as well as the people & organizations providing services to very young children and their parents. Staying in close touch with the administrators, school leaders, coaches, counselors, & resource officers makes a difference for the children we serve.

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Member Duties : This VISTA member will develop a Resident Advisory Board Handbook, create a plan to train current advisory board members by conversations to learn their interests, & designing and implementing strategies to make the existing volunteer program more efficient and sustainable. This member will do this through studying the current documents that exist & improving upon these documents. Another responsibility of this VISTA member will be to study & identify barriers to transportation for Portsmouth Housing Authority’s residents, & what can be done to remove these barriers.

Program Benefits : Training , Health Coverage* , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Stipend , Relocation Allowance .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas : Children/Youth , Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach .

Skills : Communications , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Community Organization , Public Speaking , Team Work , Writing/Editing , Recruitment .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
PHA-Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

Program Start/End Date
03/16/2021 - 03/15/2022

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	NEW HAMPSHIRE

Accepting Applications
From 03/16/2021 To 09/11/2021

Contact	Caitlin Cilley Turko
50 Bridge Street
Manchester NH 03101
6035731923
caitlin.cilleyturko@goodwillnne.org

Listing ID	102216


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