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Impact Alabama Regional Coordinator

Impact Alabama: A Student Service Initiative was incorporated in June 2004 as the state’s first nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and implementing substantive service-learning projects in coordination with students from twenty-five universities and colleges throughout Alabama. We continue to attract the highest quality college graduates to serve with our organization as full-time AmeriCorps members for one year. The majority of our team graduated with academic honors and strong records of community involvement. FocusFirst: An Alabama Student Vision Initiative provides a cost-effective direct response to the vision problems of children who live in urban and rural communities across Alabama. AmeriCorps members and trained students provide free vision screenings to children, ages six months to five years, in Head Starts and lower-income daycares using high-tech photo optic scan cameras. All children failing the screenings receive free follow-up care through a partner nonprofit. SaveFirst: A Tax Preparation and Financial Literacy Initiative trains college, graduate, and law students to provide free tax preparation services and opportunities for savings to low-income, working families. CollegeFirst: An Advanced Placement Mentoring Initiative trains college and graduate students to implement a three-week, Pre-AP Summer Academic Institute for high-school students in Birmingham, Huntsville, and Tuscaloosa. SpeakFirst: An Alabama Student Debate Initiative enriches the academic experience of talented and motivated students from Birmingham area high schools and middle schools through participation in an “all-star” debate team. This highly collaborative initiative addresses a wide array of needs created by the deficit of opportunities and resources in their local communities.

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Member Duties : You will spend a year of service after graduation at a unique, nationally recognized organization fighting poverty in Alabama. This position implements and oversees four unique initiatives based upon a collaboration with twenty colleges across the state of Alabama: FocusFirst, SaveFirst, CollegeFirst, and SpeakFirst. FocusFirst trains college students to provide high-tech vision screenings and follow-up care to preschool-age children in Head Starts and day cares in low-income rural and urban areas throughout Alabama. SaveFirst trains college students to provide free tax preparation services and opportunities for economic improvement to working families in Alabama. CollegeFirst trains college and graduate students to help implement a Pre-AP summer academic enrichment program for high school students enrolled in AP math and science courses. SpeakFirst sponsors a debate and college preparatory experience for middle and high school students in the underserved Birmingham community.

Program Benefits : Stipend , Health Coverage , Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance .

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

Service Areas :
Children/Youth , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Health , Education .

Skills :
None

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National

Program
Impact Alabama Regional Coordinator

Program Start/End Date
09/01/2015 - 08/31/2016

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: 99

Program Locations	ALABAMA

Accepting Applications
From 12/01/2014 To 08/31/2015

Contact	Sarah Louise Smith
1901 6th Ave N
Birmingham AL 35203
205-934-0664
slsmith@impactalabama.org
www.impactalabama.org

Listing ID	38167


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