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Higher Achievement VISTA- Student Support and Services
 
 
 
Our research-based program challenges middle school students to meet their full potential in three key areas: academics, social skills, and leadership. When students get the skills and support they need to invest in their own success, they discover that they can be scholars. On average, 95 percent of Higher Achievement scholars who complete the program advance to top academic high schools and 93 percent advance to college. Higher Achievement succeeds because of the dedication of our mentors and study hall aides, who are volunteers from the community and local businesses. For the After-School Academy, each scholar is teamed with three mentors, one for each core subject. These mentors provide academic guidance and personal support. Higher Achievement mentors are role models with varied backgrounds. Some grew up in the same communities as the scholars they mentor; others grew up in more affluent communities. Some live in the city; others commute from the suburbs. Together, the mentors build a rich community that exposes Higher Achievement scholars to new perspectives and many forms of support. Studies have shown that children with mentors reduced their number of referrals to the principals office by more than half over the course of one year. Further, school-based mentoring has been shown to increase attachment to school and decrease fighting in school, and increase their likelihood of attending college. Education is the way to eliminating poverty for the next generation.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA will help build on existing relationships at the program level to ensure effectiveness and quality of products and services provided to scholars. Specifically, the VISTA member will create resources and cultivate community partnerships focused on stronger social/emotional and remedial intervention supports for our students. Activity 1: Expand and sustain existing partnerships, tools, and programs that bolster program support of scholar social/emotional needs Activity 2: Build capacity of program model and staff to address remedial needs of scholars. Activity 3: Achieve sustainability of this VISTA role
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Stipend ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Education ,  Community Outreach ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Education ,  General Skills ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Community Organization ,  Writing/Editing ,  Youth Development ,  Computers/Technology ,  Recruitment . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Higher Achievement VISTA- Student Support and Services
Program Start/End Date
06/16/2014  -   06/15/2015
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   Washington/Baltimore  
Accepting Applications
From  03/07/2014  To  05/26/2014 
Contact Laura Selvey
317 8th st NE
Washington   DC   20002
202-375-7713
lselvey@higherachievement.org
www.higherachievement.org
Listing ID 44432

       

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