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Southern WV SUD Recovery to Work Program VISTA Coordinator
 
 
 
The Rural Appalachian Improvement League (RAIL) focuses on building a new, sustainable, social structure and economic base in the southern West Virginia coalfields – striving to make the coalfields a better place to live. RAIL is a small nonprofit with 20 years of experience working to make a difference in the community, giving marginalized individuals the tools, through service, to lift themselves out of poverty. RAIL operates out of the former grade school, which is located in downtown Mullens and from this base has partnered with 20 VISTAs and 7 or 8 NCCC teams. As part of a grassroots organization working with the community for the community, VISTAs experience the charm of small-town life combined with the simple pleasures that come with living in the mountains, surrounded by the magnificent, ever changing world of nature, while doing meaningful much needed work. RAIL’s current initiatives include the promotion of economic opportunities, healthy lifestyles, and tourism.
 
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Member Duties : Join the VISTA team at the Rural Appalachian Improvement League, Inc. (RAIL) as a full-time member. Make a difference in the southern West Virginia coalfields by helping change the current perception of a region characterized by poverty, litter, and backwardness to a newly appreciated reality of a region known for its beautiful mountains and rivers teeming with nature's bounty. Serve to help others develop the skills and gain experience to enter, or re-enter, the workforce as contributing members of society. Research funding streams, submit grant proposals, develop fundraisers, build partnerships, recruit volunteers, develop action plans for implementing a program to demolish dilapidated buildings that are a blemish on the community, clear the site, and turn the property into clear space available for badly needed low-income housing.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Environment ,  Community Outreach ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Education ,  General Skills ,  Writing/Editing ,  Counseling ,  Communications ,  Recruitment ,  Community Organization ,  Team Work . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Southern WV SUD Recovery to Work Program VISTA Coordinator

Program Start/End Date
09/26/2021  -   12/31/2022

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations WEST VIRGINIA  

Languages
English

Accepting Applications
From  11/01/2021  To  09/30/2022 

Contact Dewey Houck
300 Front Street
Mullens   WV   25882
304-294-6188
mullensproject@aol.com
www.railwv.org

Listing ID 107464


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