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Ending Hunger Corps, Quality Housing Coalition, Portland

Quality Housing Coalition is a housing nonprofit located in Portland, Maine and serving Cumberland, York, and Androscoggin counties. QHC's mission is to provide quality housing opportunities for all in need in Maine. QHC meets its mission by advocating for statewide policies to end homelessness and housing insecurity, and through Project HOME, a program that partners with landlords and housing readiness programs to remove barriers to applying to housing and providing year-long support for each tenant. The VISTA member will be a part of the Project HOME Team that moves people experiencing homelessness from shelters to stable, affordable housing with housing subsidies and essential needs benefits, including food and health care. In 2022-2023, Project HOME's goal is to support 200 households and increase our year-long tenancy success rate from 97% to 98%. To meet this goal, the VISTA member will build the capacity of the Project HOME Team to support the tenant’s needs, including accessing additional resources, and problem-solving issues that arise around the tenancy. The VISTA applicant must have good communication skills and be comfortable working on a team to support Project HOME tenants, including working closely with tenants to provide available resources to meet their needs. The applicant will work well independently to create asset maps in each community and surveys for Project HOME partners. Fluency in French and/or Portuguese is preferred. The position begins on June 6, 2022.Contact for more information - Victoria Morales at victoria@qualityhousingcoalition.org or Rod Mahoua at rod@qualityhousingcoalition.org. This position contributes to Maine’s historic goal of ending hunger in the state by 2030 as part of Ending Hunger Corps, a 25-member cohort model VISTA program sponsored by Maine's Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Forestry (DACF). Find out more here:

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Member Duties : The VISTA member will join the Project HOME Team to house and support tenants in their housing. As a member of the Project HOME Team, the member will perform 3 important tasks: 1) Meet with Project HOME tenants to understand their needs and create a community resource map to better provide support for each tenant, 2) create and implement a landlord and housing readiness survey, and 3) assist in drafting the QHC quarterly newsletter to attract more landlord partners and donors.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , $100/month towards housing , Housing , Living Allowance , Stipend .


*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 , Hunger .

Skills : Communications .



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Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Ending Hunger Corps, Quality Housing Coalition, Portland

Program Start/End Date

10/25/2022 - 10/24/2023

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

MAINE

Languages

Portuguese

French Or Portuguese preferred

Accepting Applications

From 11/27/2023 To 06/30/2024

Contact

Victoria Morales

188 State Street

Portland ME 04101

207-216-0643

victoria@qualityhousingcoalition.org

www.qualityhousingcoalition.or

Listing ID

110739


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