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VYDC-The DREAM Program-Rutland (Summer)

The VT Youth Development Corps (VYDC) members promote hope, justice, & wellbeing for all VT youth. Through their service, VYDC members support innovative initiatives at nonprofit organizations, schools, & municipalities that help youth (including those in military families) thrive & make healthy choices. DREAM has proven itself to be a life changing experience for the youth, adult staff members, AmeriCorps members, and volunteers throughout VT. Our mission is to build communities of families and college students that empower children from affordable housing neighborhoods to recognize their options, make informed decisions, and achieve their dreams. This leads to our ultimate goal for the children: through their participation with DREAM they will grow to develop the skills and resources needed to reach their full potential. According to the Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement “Children who are from low-income families and grow up in high-poverty neighborhoods face academic and life challenges above and beyond the challenges faced by children who are from low-income families who grow up in neighborhoods without a high concentration of poverty.” DREAM has been aware of this phenomenon for over a decade and our program has developed to address this. Our exclusive focus on children from low-income housing communities enables us to reach a population that is both underserved and at the highest risk for academic failure and future challenges. Key to our success is the unique toolkit of complementary programs that we have created including weekly one-on-one and group mentoring sessions, group activities, and quarterly culminating experiences. Unique to our model is our enriching on-site summer programming and a summer residential camp and winter adventure camp. Positions are available in White River Junction, Bennington, Rutland, Middlebury, and Burlington.

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Member Duties : The Summer AmeriCorps Member in Rutland provides programming to youth ages 5-18 from affordable housing communities. The position is with the VT Youth Development Corps (VYDC), a statewide AmeriCorps program. As a Summer AmeriCorps member at DREAM, you develop & implement programming and collaborate with families to build strong community relationships. You create an enriching program to foster positive youth development & prevent summer learning loss and plan a schedule of activities, with input from youth & families (examples include swimming, gardening, healthy cooking, sailing, arts & crafts, science experiments, college tours, community service and more!) The sky’s the limit, and a big goal for you and youth is to spend the summer DREAMing big! Members must get themselves to & from the affordable housing neighborhoods their service is centered around. The ability to take kids off-site on field trips by car or public transportation is recommended but not required.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance , Training .

Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended .

Service Areas :
Homelessness , Neighborhood Revitalization , Children/Youth , Community Outreach , Environment , Housing , Hunger , Community and Economic Development , Education , Health .

Skills :
Car recommended, not required , Leadership , Fine Arts/Crafts , Conflict Resolution , Education , Social Services , General Skills , Public Speaking , Teaching/Tutoring , First Aid , Youth Development , Community Organization , Recruitment , Environment , Team Work , Counseling , Fund raising/Grant Writing .

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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National

Program
VYDC-The DREAM Program-Rutland (Summer)

Program Start/End Date
06/02/2017 - 08/02/2017

Work Schedule	Summer

Education level
High school diploma/GED

Age Requirement
Minimum: 17 Maximum: None

Program Locations	VERMONT

Accepting Applications
From 02/13/2017 To 06/02/2017

Contact	Amy Schratz
PO Box 627
Montpelier VT 05601
802-229-9151
vyt.vydc.recruitment@gmail.com
tinyurl.com/kzadwlu

Listing ID	60267


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