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Stewards VISTA: Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia Y1

The Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia (ORCA) works across Southeast Ohio to strengthen regional economies in coal-impacted communities by leveraging outdoor recreation, heritage assets, and place-based development strategies. ORCA collaborates with local organizations to advance economic resilience, environmental stewardship, and community pride. This VISTA project supports ORCA’s capacity to sustain recreation-based economic development by creating internal systems, planning tools, and documentation frameworks for staff use. The project focuses on connecting environmental assets with workforce development, tourism, small business growth, and regional branding through internal system building. The VISTA will contribute to the development of internal planning documents, resource inventories, branding frameworks, funding preparation systems, volunteer program infrastructure, and collaboration toolkits. These products will enable staff and partners to advance outdoor recreation initiatives, pursue aligned funding opportunities, and coordinate multi-county efforts beyond the VISTA term. By strengthening systems that position outdoor recreation as a driver of long-term economic resilience, this project addresses root causes of poverty in historically underserved Appalachian communities. The service opportunity offers experience in community development systems, economic development planning, grant research infrastructure, and organizational capacity-building within a regional nonprofit context.

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Member Duties : -Develop internal planning documents linking outdoor recreation assets to workforce development, tourism, and small business growth -Create internal resource inventories documenting recreation infrastructure, heritage assets, and economic development opportunities -Design staff-facing regional branding frameworks -Compile internal reference materials on access considerations in recreation-based economic development -Develop internal performance tracking templates aligned with economic and environmental outcomes -Research funding programs related to recreation, tourism, and regional branding and compile internal summaries -Create internal grant calendars, funding databases, and organizational information banks for staff use -Develop internal volunteer program systems, including role frameworks, onboarding guides, training manuals, and tracking tools -Document collaboration models, governance structures, and planning processes for staff-led regional initiatives

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


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/.

Terms : Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas : Environment , Community and Economic Development .

Skills : General Skills , Leadership , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Environment , Team Work , Communications .



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SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Stewards VISTA: Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia Y1

Program Start/End Date

05/04/2026 - 05/03/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

College graduate

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

OHIO

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 01/15/2026 To 05/01/2026

Contact

Addie Gilkerson

330 Harper Park Dr

Beckley WV 25801

304-533-1211

agilkerson@conservationlegacy.org

https://stewardslegacy.org/doi-vista

Listing ID

126154


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