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YouthBuild Fundraising & Development VISTA- East Harlem, NY
 
 
 
In 1978, Dorothy Stoneman, current president of Opportunity Youth United and our founder, asked neighborhood teens in East Harlem how they would like to improve their community. They answered, “We’d rebuild the houses. We’d take empty buildings back from the drug dealers and eliminate crime.” This was the genesis of the YouthBuild (YB) program, which later expanded its program offerings and became incorporated as Youth Action Programs and Homes, Inc., in 1984. Those young people went on to complete the gut rehabilitation of an abandoned 4-story tenement building, which today serves as low income apartments, the site of Youth Action’s administrative offices and the Youth Action YouthBuild (YAYB) program space today. Following the first building rehabilitation project completed by young people in East Harlem, the YouthBuild program was replicated in five more New York City communities, and began an ongoing dissemination of its program model. In 1990, YouthBuild USA was founded to scale-up YouthBuild as a proven social innovation to widely break the cycle of poverty. Two years later, the program was replicated nationally, starting up in 20 additional cities. There are now 260 US-based YouthBuild programs in 48 states, Washington, DC, and the Virgin Islands, engaging nearly 10,000 YouthBuild students each year, as well as international programs located in 15 countries, including South Africa, Mexico, and Haiti. Since 1994, YouthBuild students across the US have produced 28,000 units of affordable, increasingly green, housing. As the YouthBuild movement has expanded from its birthplace in East Harlem, Youth Action, the organization that started it all has continued to serve the local community. The vision of the agency continues to grow and evolve to best serve the needs of the community, yet maintains the core values of affirming and educating young people, and cultivating in them the tools to empower themselves.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA member will work to increase the number of YouthBuild students gaining a GED or high school diploma, entering college, and gaining employment. The VISTA will research potential funders and develop funding proposals. The VISTA will also be responsible for creating quarterly newsletters that spotlights the activities of the agency and our members and partners. The VISTA will seek out and develop new partnerships that enhance the agency's overall capacity, and represent YouthBuild at meetings and community events. The VISTA will take the lead in designing at least one fund-development event and also tracking donors and supporters through our Salesforce database. The VISTA will also support Youth Action workforce programming development angroup of supporters and donors, and develop communications materials.d work closely with our Circle of Friends.
 
Program Benefits : Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation 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 :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth ,  Education ,  Community and Economic Development . 
 
Skills :
Computers/Technology ,  Writing/Editing ,  Communications ,  Public Speaking ,  General Skills ,  Youth Development ,  Education ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Non-Profit Management . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
YouthBuild Fundraising & Development VISTA- East Harlem, NY
Program Start/End Date
04/12/2021  -   04/11/2022
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations NEW YORK   New York City (inc. Long Island CT NJ NY)  
Accepting Applications
From  02/10/2021  To  03/15/2021 
Contact Steve Dosch
58 Day St
Somerville   MA   02144
617-741-1271
sdosch@youthbuild.org
Listing ID 54791

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