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Environmental Stewardship VISTA
 
 
 
The City of Las Vegas AmeriCorps VISTA Program supports the planning and implementation of neighborhood revitalization initiatives in our communities. VISTAs will focus on environmental sustainability and equity.Efforts utilize a high-impact service strategy in which the City’s OCS team engages community members in Resilience, and Conservation and Habitat Preservation. The objective of the Environmental Stewardship VISTA project is to cultivate partnerships among stakeholders including; community organizations, city agencies, nonprofit organizations, neighborhood associations, and block groups who can build capacity and serve as volunteers for Environmental Stewardship: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Building Community. This project is part of the solution to improve conditions and quality of life in troubled neighborhoods to effectively address the problem of concentrated poverty and neighborhood distress. This program will research and develop solutions to current sustainability issues, determine feasibility and implementation opportunities which particularly attend to heat islands and cooling measures and research the current status of the City of Las Vegas and how it compares to other places across the nation. Year two, continue researching what models/program currently exist around sustainability and equity (policies, programs, interventions etc.) and research and review the impacts it has on our most vulnerable populations like low income, minority populations, elderly and homeless. Year three, develop a menu of sustainability options that can be implemented from the short term to long term; Review the work currently done with tree equity, how the City of Las Vegas can ensure long lasting changes; Review current data and program approaches to handle neighborhoods with high energy use; Develop an education and outreach campaign geared towards changing behavior.
 
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Member Duties : VISTA Members research and develop solutions to current sustainability issues, determine feasibility and implementation opportunities which particularly attend to heat islands and cooling measures and research the current status of the City of Las Vegas and how it compares to other places across the nation. VISTA members will also •Determine the current status of the City of Las Vegas and how it compares to other places across the nation •What models/program currently exist around sustainability and equity (policies, programs, interventions etc.) • Determine a menu of sustainability options that can be implemented from the short term to long term o Example: Review the work currently done with tree equity, how CLV can insure long lasting changes o Example: Review current data and program approaches to handle neighborhoods with high energy use oDetermine if an education and outreach campaign is necessary to change behavior
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Training . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit http://www.vistacampus.gov/healthcare
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Uniforms provided and required . 
 
Service Areas :
None
 
Skills :
General Skills ,  Environment ,  Community Organization . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Environmental Stewardship VISTA
Program Start/End Date
05/08/2022  -   05/07/2023
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations NEVADA  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  09/27/2022  To  04/13/2023 
Contact Brandi Catlin
495 S Main St
Las Vegas   NV   89101
702-229-2069
bcatlin@lasvegasnevada.gov
Listing ID 109824

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