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LA's BEST Community Engagement Fellow
 
 
 
The mission of LA's BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program is to provide a safe and supervised afterschool education, enrichment and recreation program for children ages five to 12 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley created LA's BEST in 1988 in response to challenges arising from increasing numbers of unsupervised children throughout the City during out of school time, especially within under resourced Los Angeles neighborhoods that are disproportionately impacted by high rates of poverty and crime. LA's BEST has grown from operating at 10 Los Angeles Unified School District elementary school sites to 200. Since the organizations inception, LAs BEST has provided about 400,000 elementary students with out of school time learning experiences within safe, stable and stimulating environments to ensure short term and long term academic and social success. Since 1988, LAs BEST has brought more than $400 million in public and private dollars to the City of Los Angeles, with a significant percentage used for salaries of youth development community staff hired from neighborhoods in which the children served by the organization reside.
 
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Member Duties : The goal of the Community Engagement VISTA project at LA’s BEST is to strengthen community engagement and boost the organization’s capacity to raise awareness and funds to support children living in Los Angeles’ economically distressed neighborhoods. The VISTA Community Engagement Fellow will be part of the Development team and help increase, analyze and track the engagement of LA’s BEST stakeholders, including our students, parents, Board Members, donors, volunteers, elected officials and community members to support the organization's communications, advocacy and development efforts. To be most successful in this role, the candidate will enjoy storytelling, editing, research and have keen organizational skills.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance ,  Education award upon successful completion of service . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth ,  Education ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Community Organization ,  Team Work ,  Communications ,  General Skills ,  Computers/Technology ,  Writing/Editing ,  Leadership ,  Creativity, Organized . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
LA's BEST Community Engagement Fellow
Program Start/End Date
02/16/2021  -   02/15/2022
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA   Los Angeles/Orange County  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  11/21/2020  To  01/10/2021 
Contact Christine Harris
200 N Spring St
Los Angeles   CA   90012
3235332991
christine.harris@lacity.org
www.lasbest.org
 
AmeriCorps VISTA
Listing ID 100215

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