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Street and Subway Outreach Initiatives VISTA
 
 
 
The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) mission is to prevent homelessness when possible, address street homelessness, provide safe temporary shelter, and connect New Yorkers experiencing homelessness to suitable housing. We do this with accountability, empathy, and equity. The VISTA will work with DHS and the Street Homeless Services (SHS) Division which conducts 24/7/365 outreach to unsheltered New Yorkers in coordination with our not-for-profit social services providers. SHS provides an array of services and supports for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness to assist them in coming off the streets and subways and getting back on their feet through low barrier, specialized services. These services and supports provided include Drop-In Centers, Safe Havens, Stabilization Beds, Street and Subway Outreach. The DHS Executive Office and SHS are looking for VISTA who can work in a fast-paced environment on projects for the Street Homeless Solutions Division. VISTA will support and help to ensure key pieces of Mayoral Street Initiatives are implemented effectively and remain on track. The VISTA chosen for this position will work in the DHS Executive Office and will report to the DHS Chief of Staff. This person will be working directly with Senior leadership of this agency and will be expected to maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality in this position. This VISTA position is a part of the NYC VISTA program, a group of 25+ VISTA members serving in New York City Government agencies supporting their anti-poverty work. The NYC VISTA program is administered by NYC Service, a division of the Office of the Mayor. This position is supervised directly by a city agency staff member and will be a part of the larger NYC VISTA community. For more information about the NYC VISTA program and available positions, please visit https://www.nycservice.org/initiatives/44.
 
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This listing is currently not accepting applications.



Member Duties : Working for the Executive Office, the VISTA will be working on both medium term and short term projects for Street Homeless Solutions. The vistas projects could include - Coordinating meetings, develop and implement policies and procedures related to high priority street outreach initiatives and the new mayors subway safety plan - Document existing policies and procedures, and suggest process improvements for streets functions - Creating analysis on street homeless solutions trends and suggest policy changes accordingly - Work collaboratively with executive office and other internal partners on communications, power points and other documents for internal and external parties - manage special projects as assigned by executive leadership, including the development of trackers, maintenance of automated data, and identifying ways to streamline workflows of the streets - Active participant in relevant meetings, capable of reporting out key takeaways and next steps to leadership
 
Program Benefits : Unlimited Monthly Metro Card ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation 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 attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Homelessness ,  Housing . 
 
Skills :
Community Organization ,  Communications ,  Writing/Editing ,  Computers/Technology ,  Leadership ,  Team Work ,  Social Services ,  General Skills . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Street and Subway Outreach Initiatives VISTA
Program Start/End Date
08/01/2022  -   07/31/2023
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations NEW YORK   New York City (inc. Long Island CT NJ NY)  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  04/20/2022  To  07/11/2022 
Contact Aaron Miner
253 Broadway
New York   NY   10007
2127883209
nycvista@cityhall.nyc.gov
nyc.gov/vista
Listing ID 111784

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