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Campus Compact VISTA Massachusetts Department of Higher Ed

The AmeriCorps member serving at the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education will join the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education as we confront hunger, homelessness and other barriers to degree completion. As our 2021-22 AmeriCorps member, you’ll bring a passion for economic justice, organizing skills, writing and speaking talents and analytical capabilities to our emerging basic needs security agenda. Specifically, you’ll work with state agency, campus and housing support staff to expand a network of housing pilots for homeless and housing insecure students. You’ll help ensure that our work is aligned with the DHE’s equity and racial justice principles. You’ll organize and empower students to tell their stories and advocate for their basic needs. And you’ll help convene stakeholders to spread the word on impactful practices. In return for a lot of work you’ll leave a lasting imprint on individual lives and state-level policy. The biweekly living allowance for this position is $1,027.88 in Suffolk county. In addition to the benefits listed, the host site will provide professional development (conferences), a public transportation pass, access to professional development & training opportunities, and a laptop . The AmeriCorps member serving at the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education will be part of a dynamic, motivated corps with Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA. Serving as a member of a corps provides the chance to connect with other members throughout multiple states, create a network of support, and to share resources. As the intermediary, Campus Compact, a national non-profit, supports the professional and personal growth of AmeriCorps members through a variety of professional development opportunities and in-person trainings including overnight retreats throughout their service year. If you would like to learn more about serving with Campus Compact, please email our VISTA Leaders at vista@compact.org.

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Member Duties : The Campus Compact AmeriCorps member serving at the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education will build capacity to serve students in pilot housing programs to meeting a broader range of student needs including food, transportation, child care, access to technology and mental health – to assess and track progress in this work, and to align it with the Department of Higher Education’s equity and racial justice priorities.

Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible , Public Transit Pass, Laptop , Education award upon successful completion of service , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Training .


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

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

Service Areas : Housing , Homelessness , Education , Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach .

Skills : Writing/Editing , Communications , Community Organization , Public Speaking , Computers/Technology .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Campus Compact VISTA Massachusetts Department of Higher Ed

Program Start/End Date
08/02/2021 - 08/01/2022

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MASSACHUSETTS Boston

Accepting Applications
From 03/22/2021 To 07/02/2021

Contact	Katy Abel
1 Ashburton Pl
Boston MA 02108
857-292-1937
kabel@dhe.mass.edu
https://bit.ly/3cOBXiU

Listing ID	102607


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