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2024-25 North Mississippi VISTA Project Opportunities
 
 
 
VISTA members of the North Mississippi VISTA Project work with passionate changemakers while building professional skills to promote educational attainment, job readiness, financial literacy, food security, and healthy lifestyles. VISTA members build capacity by creating sustainable systems to fight poverty at Title I school districts and non-profit organizations in Bolivar, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto, Holmes, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Panola, Sunflower, and Union Counties in Mississippi. The North Mississippi VISTA Project is a signature initiative of the Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi, which works to empower campus and community partners to fight poverty through education, innovation, and entrepreneurship. VISTA members can expect a year of professional development, experiential learning, and mentorship anchored in a culture of learning, service, and social change. Apply now for a full-time, yearlong term of service starting in spring 2025.
 
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Member Duties : VISTA members serve at partner non-profit organizations and school districts across 11 counties in north Mississippi, with a focus on creating pathways out of poverty. VISTA members lead efforts around volunteer recruitment and management, communication and outreach, building and maintaining community partnerships, marketing and social media promotion, fundraising and grant writing. VISTA members also develop and coordinate programming with an anti-poverty focus to improve education, advance economic opportunities, and increase food security initiatives. Through these efforts, VISTA members build organizational capacity by expanding the reach and impact of their service sites.
 
Program Benefits : Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Training ,  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 ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Entrepreneur/Business ,  Homelessness ,  Community Outreach ,  Hunger ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Education ,  Children/Youth ,  Housing ,  Health . 
 
Skills :
Conflict Resolution ,  Community Organization ,  General Skills ,  Leadership ,  Public Speaking ,  Computers/Technology ,  Writing/Editing ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Education ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Team Work ,  Communications ,  Youth Development ,  Recruitment . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
2024-25 North Mississippi VISTA Project Opportunities
Program Start/End Date
08/25/2024  -   08/23/2025
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
High school diploma/GED
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MISSISSIPPI  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  08/09/2024  To  08/01/2025 
Contact Emily Echols
UM Grisham-McLean Institute, 212 Falkner
University   MS   38677
662-915-2713
vista@olemiss.edu
https://vista.olemiss.edu/
Listing ID 123866

       

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