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GHCC/Neighborhood Design Center

The Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) provides pro bono planning, conceptual design, and community engagement services. Since 1968, NDC has worked on over 2000 community planning projects for community organizations, local governments, and non-profits that wish to initiate architectural, landscape architecture, or other design projects to ultimately reduce poverty in Baltimore City and the surrounding area. These conceptual design projects have included designs for new community centers, produce gardens, and neighborhood master plans. Many of our projects have resulted in neighborhood change and have forged stronger communities even when project implementation has foundered. However, NDC has not consistently tracked whether projects have been implemented, what short and long term community investments have resulted from our plans, and the change in perception of their neighborhood before and after NDC partnership. A lack of data is severely limiting our access to additional funding. Aside from the work of our former VISTA, there is no unified categorization, mapping, or measurement of our entire body or large portion of our past work. NDC requests a VISTA to continue to investigate a selection of our past community planning projects and further analyze, interpret, and communicate their findings for use both internally and externally. This position is sponsored by Greater Homewood Community Corporation (GHCC) in Baltimore, MD; and the VISTA member will serve with Neighborhood Design Center 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 NDC and the VISTA member throughout the year, including recruitment, training, professional development opportunities, and resources.

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Member Duties : The AmeriCorps VISTA for Year 2 will review 150 of the Neighborhood Design Center’s past community planning projects and develop a system for evaluating and demonstrating project impacts across the sample reviewed. The VISTA will: 1)Review evaluation system and generate initial interpretations of aggregate impact and visualizations developed during Year 1 2)Recruit and train at least one volunteer or intern to assist with evaluating 50 projects 3)Plan and host an internal training session for NDC staff on the evaluation system 4)Create “final” draft of interpretations of impact and revise internal documentation for future NDC staff

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


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

Terms : None

Service Areas : Technology , Community Outreach , Housing , Neighborhood Revitalization , Environment , Community and Economic Development .

Skills : Urban Planning , Computers/Technology , Communications , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Writing/Editing , Public Speaking , Fine Arts/Crafts .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
GHCC/Neighborhood Design Center

Program Start/End Date
07/24/2015 - 07/25/2016

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	MARYLAND Washington/Baltimore

Accepting Applications
From 03/26/2015 To 05/08/2015

Contact	Lee Domeika
3503 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218
4103870088
ldomeika@greaterhomewood.org
greaterhomewood.org

Listing ID	59875


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