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BMVP - Community & Resource Development VISTA

Serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer with Young Families Early Head Start (YFEHS) to empower vulnerable families and build a lasting community impact. The organization’s mission is to support teen, prenatal, foster, and homeless parents living below poverty guidelines by providing comprehensive, quality child care for infants and toddlers up to age three. YFEHS champions parents’ educational and career goals while ensuring children access high-quality early learning during critical development years. Billings faces acute economic challenges, including a severe child care shortage and high housing costs. Because federal grants cover only 42% of its annual operating needs, YFEHS relies heavily on community partnerships to sustain vital services. A VISTA will expand organizational capacity and financial resilience by designing sustainable fundraising systems, research grants, cultivate prospective donors, and establish repeatable resource development strategies that staff can use long after the service term concludes. The successful candidate should be familiar with early education and comfortable with public speaking, community engagement, and program design. Living in Billings provides a perfect blend of robust regional infrastructure and a welcoming small-town feel, complete with a slower pace of life and boundless outdoor recreation. Most importantly, this position offers an immediate, visible return on your time—allowing you to watch local children and families thrive because of the stable environment you help build. The Billings Metro VISTA Project also offers supplemental housing and transportation benefits via monthly reimbursements.

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Member Duties : Channel your compassion into sustainable systems and leave a legacy of hope for families in need. Young Families Early Head Start (YFEHS) provides vital two-generation services—including early childhood education, free childcare, and family support—to low-income families and pregnant individuals with children from birth to age three. The VISTA Volunteer will build lasting organizational capacity by diversifying funding streams, expanding community partnerships, and completing a local needs assessment. Additionally, the VISTA will develop a volunteer plan to address immediate childcare shortages and enhance community outreach. By securing resources and expanding awareness, this project ensures YFEHS can continue helping families overcome barriers, build self-sufficiency, and break generational poverty.

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


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

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

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Children/Youth , Education , Ex-Offender Reentry , Health , Hunger , Homelessness , Housing , Neighborhood Revitalization , Public Safety , Technology , Tribal , Veterans .

Skills : Communications , Community Organization , Conflict Resolution , Education , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Leadership , Public Speaking , Writing/Editing , Youth Development , General Skills , Social Services , Team Work .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
BMVP - Community & Resource Development VISTA

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

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MONTANA

Accepting Applications
From 10/23/2026 To 01/10/2027

Contact	Carly Collins
316 N 26th St
Billings MT 59101
4062083271
collinsc@billingsmt.gov
www.billingsmt.gov/vista

Listing ID	131315


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