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GHCC/ACTS - Project LIFTT Program Coordinator

This position is sponsored by Greater Homewood Community Corporation (GHCC) in Baltimore, MD; and the VISTA member will serve with the Alliance for Community Teachers and Schools (ACTS) in Baltimore, MD. GHCC serves as the VISTA Project Sponsor to more than 20 nonprofit, government, and community organizations throughout Baltimore City and Maryland. Established in 1969 to help neighborhoods become safer, better places to live, GHCC's mission is to build and strengthen vibrant urban communities. GHCC will provide support to ACTS and the VISTA member throughout the year, including recruitment, training, professional development opportunities, and resources. The Alliance for Community Teachers and Schools (ACTS) provides evidence-based leadership training and development to schools and communities. Their program, Project LIFTT (Learning Ignited by Families and Teachers Together!), shifts traditional power dynamics through leadership development and collaboration in Baltimore public schools. Project LIFTT develops a school’s family and community engagement practices through the work of a volunteer team of teachers and parents. Through community organizing in and around school, LIFTT team members in each school undertake a whole-school development Campaign, taking steps to address a significant challenge and move towards becoming a fully functioning community school. Children growing up in 21st Century America must learn to navigate an unprecedented multiplicity of social, political, economic and personal challenges. In the schools ACTS works with, poverty, measured in the eligible FARM students, ranges from 82 to 95%, indicating that their families face significant challenges providing fundamental support. In order to give these children their best chance, Project LIFTT will help all of the adults who support childrento gain the knowledge and cultivate the practices needed for success.

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Member Duties : The Project LIFTT Program Coordinator will engage teams of parents and teachers at 6 Baltimore City Public Schools to work together in classrooms and to develop a School Development Campaign. The Coordinator will: 1. Contribute to the design of the pilot training curriculum for parents and teachers to be implemented over the course of the 2013-14 school year; 2. Coordinate, document, and support implementation of the curriculum in weekly and monthly parent/teacher meetings; 3. Support site teams at schools in the design and development of a School Campaign; 4. Develop a guide for project sustainability and replicability. Note: Applicants with a car and valid driver's license are preferred, but it is not required.

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Training .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

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

Skills : Community Organization , Team Work , Writing/Editing , Leadership , Communications , Conflict Resolution , Education , Recruitment .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
GHCC/ACTS - Project LIFTT Program Coordinator

Program Start/End Date
07/26/2013 - 07/25/2014

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MARYLAND Washington/Baltimore

Accepting Applications
From 04/01/2013 To 06/12/2013

Contact	Allison Wilhite
3503 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218
410-387-0088
awilhite@greaterhomewood.org
www.greaterhomewood.org

Listing ID	49261


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