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Urban Strategies Economic Development VISTA

USI’s mission is to support residents in community while supporting them to see their vision actualized. USI has a long history of working alongside residents to ensure that their families and children are stable and thriving. The USI Vista will support this mission by working with the team, residents, and partners to create an action plan to support community across the core pillars of economic development, education, health & wellness, and leadership and capacity building. The VISTA carrying out this work will be dedicated to the mission, flexible and adaptable, and possess strong communication skills to work with a variety of stakeholders to realize this mission. The VISTA will learn and develop with the organization, working closely with staff, to accomplish objectives around the core pillars. VISTA’s work will ensure that structures are in place to meet residents where they are at, assist in resourcing them and grow the capacity of organizations and individuals to best achieve these results. The VISTA will work in the community, primarily from the office space at the Legacy Pointe at Poindexter and get hands on experience with a variety of stakeholders while building their own experience, knowledge and skills. The VISTA Member will primarily focus on planning, development, and operationalization of the action plan. The specific responsibilities will include researching the service needs as well as barriers for residents; developing programs; assisting with partnership development; grant writing; volunteer management; project evaluation; and sustainability planning.

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Member Duties : This VISTA project has 5 major components which are on-boarding, data collection, planning, capacity building, and sustainability. The first component is on-boarding for VISTA staff which includes understanding the mission, practices, as well as training on the context of the community. The second component is data collection and analysis. This will include understanding community needs, current processes, programming and partnerships. The next component is planning around each of the action plan components. The capacity building component of the timeline will consist of beginning to put the action plan into practice. This will incorporate gaining an understanding of partnership capacity and how to support the capacity building needs they have. This will also include understanding resident leadership capacity and the opportunities for capacity building. The sustainability component of the timeline consists of seeking out funding opportunities to continue the work.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Training , Childcare assistance if eligible , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Living Allowance .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Housing .

Skills : Writing/Editing , Youth Development , Public Health , Computers/Technology , General Skills , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Leadership , Social Services , Team Work , Education , Community Organization .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Urban Strategies Economic Development VISTA

Program Start/End Date
03/10/2025 - 03/10/2026

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	OHIO

Accepting Applications
From 06/01/2022 To 02/07/2025

Contact	Tifani Kendrick
1407 Cleveland Ave
Columbus OH 43211
6147212734
tifani.kendrick@usi-inc.org
www.urbanstrategiesinc.org

Listing ID	113476


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