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Community Resource Bridge VISTA
 
 
 
This VISTA position is a part of Catholic Charities USA’s Family Strengthening Program, a national intermediary project. As a member, you will meet virtually with VISTA Leaders and other VISTAs serving throughout the country, all focused on alleviating poverty. This VISTA position will serve physically at the Catholic Charities of Owensboro (CC Owensboro). CC Owensboro is the social justice arm of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Owensboro. The Diocese is a 32-county area of western Kentucky which is both rural and urban and lies in the land of BBQ, bluegrass, and bourbon. Most of our communities have poverty rates above the national average, but are in-line with the state average for poverty in Kentucky. Ten of the 32-counties in our area have a foreign born population which represents 2% or more of the overall population. There is a refugee resettlement organization which resettles 25% of the refugees in Kentucky within our diocese. We are a small organization, so our work must collaborate with other like-minded organizations to affect change. CC Owensboro endeavors to spark parishes to walk with the marginalized in social justice and truly be the change they want to see in the world. We create programming that lifts those in the margins into the mainstream. We provide service to people in need, advocate for justice in our community and Commonwealth, and call on our churches and other people of good will to do the same.
 
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Member Duties : Meet with Director and compose a plan to fulfill objectives to build cooperation of committees throughout the diocese, update a resource directory to be used by organizations working with the low income residents in western Kentucky, reinvigorate the legacy of “Centro Latino” (an organization that served the new migrant families in the area). In reaching these objectives, the VISTA will recruit stakeholders in social service organizations in 32-county area to revise the Resource Directory already complied and publish a revised directory in Spanish/English in 6 deaneries and Spanish/Burmese/English in 2 deaneries; create self-sustaining social concerns committees to affect change including: Social Justice; Disabilities, Mandeville, Jamaica, Rural Life, and prison outreach/reentry; Develop a program of accompaniment for marginalized families with Hispanic Ministry without advocacy for any policy positions; and Organize social media presence.
 
Program Benefits : Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Stipend ,  Education award upon successful completion of service . 
 
 
*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 :
Education ,  Technology ,  Children/Youth ,  Environment ,  Housing ,  Homelessness ,  Disaster Relief ,  Hunger ,  Ex-Offender Reentry ,  Public Safety ,  Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Community Outreach ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Health . 
 
Skills :
Youth Development ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Veterans ,  Environment ,  Team Work ,  Recruitment ,  Communications ,  Social Services ,  General Skills ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Writing/Editing ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Computers/Technology ,  Education ,  Community Organization ,  Disaster Services . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Community Resource Bridge VISTA
Program Start/End Date
01/18/2022  -   01/17/2023
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations KENTUCKY  
Languages
Burmese dialect
Spanish
Accepting Applications
From  10/01/2021  To  12/31/2021 
Contact Susan Montalvo-Gesser
600 Locust St
Owensboro   KY   42301
270-852-8328
susan.gesser@pastoral.org
Listing ID 104606

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