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Employment Services VISTA

Canopy NWA exists to create a community where refugees are welcomed and equipped with all they need to build new lives. Canopy NWA was established in 2016 through a grassroots community initiative to become the only refugee resettlement agency in Northwest Arkansas. Through close collaboration with businesses, faith communities, public agencies, and service providers, Canopy welcomed its first resettled refugee family in 2016. Canopy is an affiliate of Global Refuge, formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services. Since that first family in 2016 Canopy has helped to resettle over 900 refugees in Northwest Arkansas. To align with the national goal of resettling up to 125,000 refugees in the year ahead, Canopy has the goal of resettling up to 250 individuals in FY2025. Our professional staff provides access to core services that lead to self-sufficiency, and we desire to expand those services to allow our clients to not only achieve economic self-sufficiency, but holistic social/civic integration, including the opportunity to grow and achieve goals professionally. An essential part of our growth for fiscal year 2025 and beyond will be to build a robust, engaged network of employers throughout our service area. This VISTA position will work to build, promote, recruit, and support Canopy’s long-term employment service programs. This position will also assist with identifying service gaps and solutions, creating an Employer Advisory Board, and building systems to better provide services to our clients who are seeking career development and/or social/civic integration services. The VISTA will work with local employers, program coordinators, and social service providers in the area.

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Member Duties : The VISTA will work to create feedback surveys to allow our clients opportunities to express areas where Canopy could improve / change services. VISTA will also assist our long-term career development programs to more effectively serve eligible clients to receive educational, employment, and social/civic engagement opportunities that would allow clients to integrate further into their new communities. Finally, the VISTA will create an Employment Advisory Board that is composed of individuals in the community who can provide feedback and service in relation to our clients career development needs, challenges that come with that, and opportunities for growth.

Program Benefits : Training , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* .


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

Terms : Car recommended .

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach .

Skills : Social Services , Community Organization .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Employment Services VISTA

Program Start/End Date
03/10/2025 - 03/09/2026

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	ARKANSAS

Accepting Applications
From 01/21/2025 To 02/12/2025

Contact	Amy Hoskins
1142 N Futrall Dr
Fayetteville AR 72703
479-755-4117
amy.hoskins@canopynwa.org
https://www.canopynwa.org/

Listing ID	125491


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