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Summer Associate - NAMI Southwest Iowa Peer Support VISTA

NAMI Southwest Iowa provides peer-led mental health education, recovery support, and navigation services across nine rural counties. As demand for peer support and opioid recovery services grows, the organization is strengthening internal systems that allow programs to expand while maintaining accurate reporting, funding development, and operational coordination. The Summer VISTA member will support development of sustainable infrastructure for NAMI Southwest Iowa’s peer support programming, including the ReConnect education program and one-to-one peer support services connected to opioid recovery and reentry. The member will assist with implementing BeePurple as the organization’s centralized data platform for tracking peer support services. This includes preparing the system for use, organizing existing program records, and migrating historical program data into the platform to support long-term evaluation and reporting. The Summer VISTA will complete several defined infrastructure projects including historical program data migration into BeePurple, development of a funding research database focused on opioid settlement opportunities, and creation of a centralized digital resource library for program and grant materials. Additional work includes helping design a calendar coordination structure that reduces duplicate scheduling and data entry across internal staff systems and public-facing program calendars. These activities strengthen NAMI Southwest Iowa’s long-term capacity to track outcomes, pursue funding opportunities, and coordinate services for individuals living with mental illness and substance use challenges in rural communities.

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Member Duties : The Summer VISTA member will help build sustainable organizational systems that support NAMI Southwest Iowa’s peer support and opioid recovery programming. Activities include assisting with BeePurple database preparation and implementation for one-to-one peer support tracking, organizing and migrating historical program data into the platform, and documenting procedures that support ongoing data entry and reporting. The VISTA will research opioid settlement funding opportunities and compile findings into a structured funding research database to support future grant development. Additional activities include creating a centralized digital resource library for program and grant documentation and developing an internal-to-external calendar structure that reduces duplicate scheduling entry across staff systems. The VISTA will complete these projects as documented systems that support long-term organizational operations and program evaluation.

Program Benefits : Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance .

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

Service Areas :
Technology , Community Outreach , Health , Public Safety .

Skills :
Leadership , Non-Profit Management , Team Work , Fund raising/Grant Writing , General Skills , Writing/Editing , Social Services .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Summer Associate - NAMI Southwest Iowa Peer Support VISTA

Program Start/End Date
06/01/2026 - 08/09/2026

Work Schedule	Summer

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	IOWA

Accepting Applications
From 03/05/2026 To 05/08/2026

Contact	Anna Killpack
PO Box 143
Neola IA 51559
515-851-9076
anna@namisouthwestiowa.org

Listing ID	128795


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