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SMC VISTA - Alameda Point Collaborative & SMC (F2M)
 
 
 
Saint Mary’s College of California (SMC) is a proud grantee of AmeriCorps. We receive funding from them to operate our VISTA project, which is designed to strengthen partnerships between higher education and nonprofit organizations in an effort to alleviate poverty and create positive social change. We host a yearly multi-campus VISTA program in which AmeriCorps members serve at nonprofit/public agencies and partnering higher education institutions. Our VISTAs endeavor to build the organizational, administrative, and financial capacity of agencies that provide education services, foster economic development and environmental stewardship, and otherwise support low-income communities, in part by leveraging resources from higher education institutions. As a VISTA in our program, you will serve 4 days per week at a nonprofit agency and 1 day per week at a partnering higher education institution. You will be connected with a cohort of VISTAs as well as a network of our program alumni. Your specific responsibilities at each service site are unique, but all of our VISTA assignments have two focus areas: (1) Capacity Building - Reinforce the long-term efficacy and/or efficiency of the nonprofit/public agency with a specific sustainable project that should continue to benefit the agency after VISTA service. See below for more information on site-specific objectives. (2) Campus Liaison - Support and coordinate partnerships between the nonprofit/public agency and higher education institution. Please visit our website for more information: stmarys-ca.edu/VISTA
 
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Member Duties : (1) Survey and interview residents about ways to increase engagement with Farm2Market. Track planting and harvesting of crops and establish an easy to use data tracking and record keeping system for the farm. Identify opportunities to expand Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members and identify and cultivate new customers and revenue opportunities, e.g., restaurants or wholesalers. Develop and expand upon the farm’s educational offerings such as field trips and workshops, and create marketing materials and informational packets for outreach to schools etc. Help the farm design and host more community events, and create a structure and materials to allow them to continue to host community events in the future. (2) Inventory current interagency partnerships; build relationships between faculty/staff; identify and facilitate potential new academic and co-curricular partnerships.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  $500 phone bill reimbursement ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development ,  Environment ,  Community Outreach ,  Hunger . 
 
Skills :
Leadership ,  Team Work ,  Communications . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
SMC VISTA - Alameda Point Collaborative & SMC (F2M)
Program Start/End Date
08/15/2022  -   08/14/2023
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA   San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  04/20/2022  To  07/22/2022 
Contact William Besson
1928 Saint Marys Rd
Moraga   CA   94575
845-588-0771
wtb5@stmarys-ca.edu
stmarys-ca.edu/VISTA
Listing ID 95666

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