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Upbring Community Engagement VISTA_Teleservice -Y1
 
 
 
Upbring’s mission is to break the cycle of child abuse by empower children, families, and communities. Upbring is a non-profit organization with extensive operations throughout the state of Texas, providing an array of services for children and their families. The children served by Upbring’s programs are either from low-income families or at-risk of experiencing poverty. Upbring provides therapeutic foster care services for children in foster care; supported independent living services for young adults aging out of foster care; emergency shelter programs for unaccompanied refugee minors; and Head Start/Early Head Start programs for pre-k children who are in foster care, homeless, or from families with low-income or receiving public assistance. Youth aging out of foster care without the guidance and support given by adoptive or foster parents encounter far more difficulties adjusting to adult life than their peers, and many experience homelessness and poverty. Upbring’s Foster in Texas program is contracted by Texas DFPS to license and monitor foster/adoptive/kinship homes so that children needing foster care services are afforded a safe and stable placement until permanency is achieved. The Foster in Texas therapeutic foster care program is involved in 14 communities across the state. In 2014, the agency launched our BeREAL Supervised Independent Living programs for young adults aging out of foster care in Austin, San Marcos, and San Antonio, Texas with the goal of empowering young adults who have aged out of Texas’s foster care system to acquire the life-skills, education, and employment experience necessary to successfully transition into healthy, productive, and self-sufficient adults. The Community Engagement AmeriCorps VISTA member serving with Upbring will increase new partnerships to expand access to resources for program participants.
 
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Member Duties : Upbring provides therapeutic foster care services for children in foster care; supported independent living services for young adults aging out of foster care and Head Start/Early Head Start programs for pre-k children who are from no or low-income families. Member will meet with current and new community partners to understand motivations for getting involved with our program, how they are currently involved, and thoughts about starting or building and maintaining the relationship. Member will work with the organization leadership to develop and document targeted plans for increasing community partners and resources and support services to be updated as needed. Develop and document donor database to track in-kind donations sources, donation period, goods, items or services provided update as needed. The Community Engagement VISTA will establish new partnership opportunities to increase access to resources for Upbring participants. This position will teleserve 3 days/week.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Stipend ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible . 
 
 
*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 ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Health ,  Housing ,  Children/Youth ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Homelessness ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Writing/Editing ,  Computers/Technology ,  Public Speaking ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Social Services ,  Community Organization ,  Team Work ,  General Skills . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Upbring Community Engagement VISTA_Teleservice -Y1
Program Start/End Date
06/02/2025  -   06/01/2026
Work Schedule Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations TEXAS  
Accepting Applications
From  03/24/2025  To  05/09/2025 
Contact Jessica Jones
8305 Cross Park Dr
Austin   TX   78754
512-287-2028
americorpsvista@onestarfoundation.org
onestarfoundation.org
Listing ID 126124

       

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