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Detroit Shoreway VISTA

The Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO) in Cleveland is looking for a VISTA member to help us realize the vision of the Southwest Detroit Shoreway Plan. The plan itself features four primary goals: (1) Make Safe Spaces for Kids, (2) Create a Sense of Place, (3) Revitalize Lorain Avenue, and (4) Address Safety & Maintenance Concerns. While the plan is varied in its goals and objectives, a primary VISTA responsibility will be to support DSCDO’s Community Involvement staff in employing alternative community engagement techniques. Ultimately through improved engagement, the role of the VISTA will be to connect Southwest Detroit Shoreway residents with economic empowerment programs and opportunities such as Hire Local, El Barrio job training, Community Financial Centers counseling, or Earned Income Tax Credit preparation – all of which are programs that DSCDO currently offers or partners to offer. DSCDO seeks to meet the Ohio CDC Association VISTA project goals of increasing employment opportunities and increasing and maintaining assets for individuals. Levels of engagement in Southwest Detroit Shoreway have traditionally been low. The area is physically cut off from the northern part of the neighborhood by a wide railway trench, with few connector streets. Many residents express feelings of isolation and disconnection from growth in other parts of the neighborhood, such as the Gordon Square Arts District. There is no existing block club in the area. While resources are abundant and local employment is on the rise, DSCDO has not been sufficiently equipped to connect with and empower Southwest Detroit Shoreway residents.

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This listing is currently not accepting applications.

Member Duties : The Urban Economic Development VISTA will: • Meet bi-monthly with both the Detroit Avenue Merchants’ Association and the Lorain Avenue Merchants’ Association • Strengthen neighborhood business districts by helping to grow Merchant Association participation, and by supporting and promoting Merchant Association initiatives • Meet one-on-one with neighborhood small businesses on an ongoing basis • Learn about small business resources (such as those listed on the City of Cleveland Economic Development Department website) in order to connect neighborhood businesses to those resources • Build partnership with a local partner agency in order to provide job readiness training opportunities to neighborhood residents • Work with the neighborhood business community to establish a “hire local” pledge

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


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

Terms : None

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development .

Skills : Community Organization , Youth Development , Leadership , A love of people , Recruitment .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Detroit Shoreway VISTA

Program Start/End Date
06/22/2018 - 06/21/2019

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	OHIO Cleveland/ Akron

Accepting Applications
From 03/02/2018 To 04/18/2018

Contact	Ashley Wilson
6516 Detroit Ave
Cleveland OH 44102
2169614242
vistaleader@ohiocdc.org
ohiocdc.org

Listing ID	59107


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