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TMA NDC- Community Design Project

The TMA AmeriCorps VISTA project, “Building, Sharing, and Equalizing Power through Community Design” addresses the need for long-term capacity building among the community partners that the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) engages with through our Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) sponsored work in low-to-moderate income communities in Baltimore City. NDC provides pro bono planning, capacity building, conceptual design, and community engagement services for community-initiated projects across Baltimore City. NDC's approach is to empower communities by utilizing design as a tool for autonomy, agency, and advocacy. We collaborate with community leaders committed to community development that is targeted and responsive to residents' needs and priorities, increasing the vitality of community spaces and the quality of public infrastructure investment and maintenance. While some partners may have a higher organizational capacity or prior experience in community development, many are engaging with projects improving the built environment for the first time. A large portion of NDC staff work involves initial guidance to help the partner better understand their own goals, scope, and capacity. We believe that technical design assistance is not complete without an effort to help our partners better understand the processes and systems within which their built environment project will be planned and implemented. The VISTA in this position will support NDC in strengthening our existing capacity building initiatives, while addressing gaps in our work and setting new goals in collaboration with our community partners. The project’s outcomes will prioritize relationship building among community partners and organizers in Baltimore, and the provision of digital and print educational resources to extend the reach and longevity of our technical assistance.

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Member Duties : This project aims to support new relationships, the redistribution of power, and increased access to design, planning, and funding resources for community partners in Baltimore City. It will do so by creating opportunities for these individuals and organizations to connect with systems of power, and ultimately enact change in their communities. Through an in-depth process of ecosystem mapping, and a series of engagement and informational events, we will connect our community and institutional partners. These learnings will be made accessible to the public through digital and print educational material. The project’s success will be measured by the proximity to power of the partners we engage with, as determined by the number of new relationships, knowledge of processes and resources (design, development, and funding), and a self-reported sense of possibility and agency

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


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

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

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Neighborhood Revitalization .

Skills : Architectural Planning , Trade/Construction , Writing/Editing , Recruitment .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
TMA NDC- Community Design Project

Program Start/End Date
08/26/2025 - 08/25/2026

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MARYLAND Washington/Baltimore

Accepting Applications
From 06/11/2025 To 12/31/2025

Contact	Julia DiMauro
120 W North Ave
Baltimore MD 21201
410-205-9952
jdimauro@ndc-md.org

Listing ID	126742


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