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NTx - FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING AMERICORPS VISTA

Service Description : Reading Partners is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping children become lifelong readers by connecting them with community volunteers and evidence-based literacy support. For more than 25 years, Reading Partners has worked with schools, families, and communities to expand access to high-quality literacy resources for students in historically underserved communities. As a Family Engagement Capacity Building VISTA, you will develop sustainable systems that strengthen how families access literacy resources, participate in their children's learning, and connect with schools and community organizations. Your work will have a national reach and create resources that can support Reading Partners teams and community partners beyond your service term. We are seeking a curious, organized, and collaborative individual who enjoys turning research and ideas into practical tools. Strong candidates will have excellent communication, project management, research, and analytical skills, with an interest in education, literacy, family engagement, or community development. Experience developing training materials, facilitating groups, conducting research, or creating resources is a plus. Through this service, you will gain experience in nonprofit program development, national systems building, stakeholder engagement, research, evaluation, training, and project management while building a portfolio of work with a national education organization. You will collaborate with colleagues across Reading Partners' regions and develop professional skills and relationships in the education and nonprofit sectors.

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Member Duties : As a Family Engagement Capacity Building VISTA, you will: Research and document evidence-based family engagement and parent leadership practices. Develop a scalable family engagement framework and planning tools for regional teams. Co-create a family learning series, including workshops, facilitator guides, presentations, and family resources. Curate educational resources and build a centralized family engagement resource repository. Develop a parent leadership and train-the-trainer model to equip families to share literacy strategies with their communities. Create surveys, data collection systems, and reporting tools to evaluate family engagement efforts. Analyze feedback and participation data to identify opportunities for improvement. Develop a family engagement toolkit, implementation guide, and sustainability resources.

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


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

Terms : None

Service Areas : Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Education .

Skills : Communications , Community Organization , Computers/Technology .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
NTx - FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING AMERICORPS VISTA

Program Start/End Date
01/11/2027 - 01/10/2028

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	TEXAS Dallas/Ft. Worth

Accepting Applications
From 09/10/2026 To 12/13/2026

Contact	Tyler Aitken
638 3rd St
Oakland CA 94607
510-444-9800
americorps@readingpartners.org
https://readingpartners.org/

Listing ID	130982


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