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*Goodwill VISTA* Penquis C.A.P., Inc, Rockland, ME
 
 
 
Penquis is a private, nonprofit organization created as a result of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to alleviate and eliminate the causes and conditions of poverty. Its mission is “to assist individuals and families in preventing, reducing, or eliminating poverty in their lives and, through partnerships, to engage the community in addressing economic and social needs.” Penquis primarily serves low- and moderate-income individuals in Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox counties, Maine. More than 24,000 individuals annually receive services in the areas of child care, parenting education and support, housing and energy services, housing development, and transportation. www.penquis.org The Community Investors Collaborative is a new collaborative program in Knox County, where more than 4,300 people (11.2%) are living in poverty and more than 11,600 are in low-income families. Often, issues that prevent people from moving out of poverty are neither complicated nor expensive, but issues for which the community has no program or funding to address. The Community Investors initiative will recruit community-minded, philanthropic individuals who are willing to receive weekly emails about people who are facing barriers to moving out of poverty. Community Investors select the requests they wish to support, and make measurable differences in the lives of individuals and families living in or at risk of entering poverty while strengthening the fabric of the community. The Goodwill VISTA Partnership is a statewide AmeriCorps VISTA program that builds capacity and sustainability of nonprofits to reduce poverty in Maine communities through indirect service. VISTA members build capacity in their placement sites through volunteer management, fundraising, marketing, program design, etc. to increase services to individuals living in poverty.
 
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This listing is currently not accepting applications.



Member Duties : The VISTA member will be involved in establishing a new collaborative program in Knox County. The AmeriCorps VISTA member will coordinate Steering Committee meetings; educate the public about and recruit new volunteers for Community Investors, to include speaking to groups, writing content for distribution, and maintaining contact information for volunteers; prepare and submit requests to volunteers and manage donations and donor communications, including writing requests to describe the needs of individuals/families, electronically distributing requests to volunteers, and informing volunteers of the status of requests; gather, compile, and report information needed to inform the Steering Committee, volunteers, funding sources, and general public of program outcomes; and coordinate fundraising efforts and research potential funding sources to support program goals and sustainability.
 
Program Benefits : Support Services ,  Stipend ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Education award upon successful completion of service . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Recruitment ,  Team Work ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  General Skills ,  Writing/Editing ,  Leadership ,  Communications ,  Public Speaking . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
*Goodwill VISTA* Penquis C.A.P., Inc, Rockland, ME
Program Start/End Date
07/21/2017  -   07/20/2018
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MAINE  
Accepting Applications
From  02/27/2017  To  07/21/2017 
Contact Elizabeth Holt
315 Main St
Rockland   ME   04841
207-370-3920
elizabeth.holt@goodwillnne.org
Listing ID 60417

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