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Veterans Recovery Project of CT - Legal Outreach
 
 
 
The Veterans Recovery Project of Connecticut is a multi-site AmeriCorps VISTA project consisting of a collaboration of organizations in the New Haven and Bridgeport areas that serve Veterans experiencing homelessness, unemployment, legal issues, and serious mental illness. The partner organizations will place seven AmeriCorps VISTA members to work to address these issues. One partner organization, Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, provides free legal services to help veterans overcome barriers to housing, healthcare and income. CVLC’s model is to leverage relationships with client mental health practitioners and volunteer attorneys to help veterans identify and resolve legal problems. CVLC’s staff and volunteer attorneys provide services on-site at a VA community mental health facility to reduce transportation and scheduling issues for indigent veterans. As part of the application process, please send a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and three references with phone numbers and e-mail addresses to Margaret Middleton, CVLC's executive director, at mmiddleton@ctveteranslegal.org.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA will organize events to recognize volunteers and improve the volunteer management system by gathering data on volunteer satisfaction and contribution. He or she will work to maximize volunteer satisfaction and participation by creating materials and administrative procedures for continuous volunteer engagement throughout a pro bono assignment. The VISTA will also work on creating a brief bank to allow staff and volunteers to easily access and utilize model briefs, forms and training materials specific to veterans law. The VISTA will also support development by researching, drafting, and reporting on charitable grants. He or she will be expected to possess the ability to write comprehensive grant proposals that describe CVLC’s work and needs statement. The VISTA will report directly to CVLC’s Executive Director and will also receive supervision from CVLC’s staff attorneys.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Training ,  Living Allowance ,  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 :
Housing ,  Homelessness ,  Community Outreach ,  Community and Economic Development . 
 
Skills :
Recruitment ,  Community Organization ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Communications ,  Writing/Editing ,  Law . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Veterans Recovery Project of CT - Legal Outreach
Program Start/End Date
06/17/2014  -   06/20/2015
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CONNECTICUT   New York City (inc. Long Island CT NJ NY)  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  02/14/2014  To  05/09/2014 
Contact Bruce Markot
586 Ella T Grasso Blvd
New Haven   CT   06519
203-441-4400
bmarkot@columbushouse.org
Listing ID 46047

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