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Caguas Disaster Services Americorps Project
 
 
 
The Autonomous Municipality of Caguas proposes four AmeriCorps members who will leveraging an existing community services engagement in disaster services in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The AmeriCorps members will annually engage at least 200 community members and grassroots leaders and 17 community organizations in volunteer disaster services to prepare, respond, and recover from several types of disaster (hurricanes, earthquakes and epidemics). Of them, at least 130 community members and grassroots leaders will report increased disaster readiness and at least 12 communities will increase their efficiency, effectiveness and disaster-related program reach. For Autonomous Municipal of Caguas residents only.
 
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Member Duties : The four full-time AmeriCorps members will join hundreds of trained volunteers and active leaders in at least 17 organized community associations in Caguas, and a network of collaborating municipal and state agencies led by eight Caguas Community Development Departments professional community promotors, in creating a stronger, more comprehensive and more effective disaster prevention and response culture in Caguas. AmeriCorps members will be comprehensively trained to become disaster safety prevention and reaction community promoters to assist the 17 high-risk communities in drafting their own disaster emergency plans. The four AmeriCorps members will engage at least 200 community members and grassroots leaders and 17 community organizations in volunteer disaster services to prepare, respond and recover from several types of disaster (hurricanes, earthquakes and epidemics).
 
Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Training ,  Stipend ,  Caguas Residents Only ,  Health Coverage ,  Childcare assistance if eligible . 
 
Terms :
Uniforms provided and required ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Disaster Relief ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
First Aid ,  Disaster Services ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Community Organization ,  Team Work ,  Public Speaking ,  Writing/Editing ,  General Skills ,  Computers/Technology ,  Leadership . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National
Program
Caguas Disaster Services Americorps Project
Program Start/End Date
10/01/2020  -   09/30/2021
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  99
Program Locations PUERTO RICO  
Languages
English
Spanish
Accepting Applications
From  10/01/2020  To  11/15/2020 
Contact Carmen Munoz
Calle Padial esq Jose Mercado
Caguas   PR   00726
787 653-8833
cmunoz@caguas.gov.pr
www.caguas.gov.pr
Listing ID 99432

       

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