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AmeriCorps VISTA - CHS Woodland
 
 
 
Service Description : The mission of Children’s Home Society of California is to reach out to children and families at risk with a range of services that ensure every child the opportunity to develop within a safe, healthy, and secure environment. Celebrating 125 years of service to children and families, CHS has recently opened an office in the community of Woodland, located just 20 miles west of Sacramento in Yolo County. The CHS Yolo VISTA will play a key role in helping to establish CHS in Yolo by increasing awareness of services through outreach and conducting a community needs assessment of low-income families, which will help to inform development of collaborative partnerships with other organizations and development of future programs. This person will develop a volunteer unit to support school readiness and literacy events for parents. She/he will proactively identify and develop collaborations with organizations providing complementary services to families to enhance service coordination and referrals. She/he will identify existing community assets and utilize them in developing programming. The ideal candidate will have exceptional research, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving skills, also strong community outreach and engagement skills. He/she has a strong interest in collaborations and partnerships. He/she will ideally have experience conducting community needs assessments and managing volunteers. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who desires to learn skills that are essential in the nonprofit sector and make their mark through several different projects. It is ideal for a self-starter who wishes to immerse him or herself in learning about the diverse needs of families throughout Yolo and identifying programs and services to meet those needs. She/he will gain valuable experience in the early childhood development field.
 
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Member Duties : Conduct a community needs and assets assessment of the children’s system of care in Yolo. Analyze gaps in services for low-income families and identify potential partner organizations. Recommend potential collaborative efforts to reach the underserved or provide new programming to address gaps in service. Develop a volunteer unit for the office to support existing school readiness and early literacy programs. Recruit participants, develop a training manual training and tracking database. Recruit and train at least 10 volunteers. Conduct outreach to raise awareness of CHS. Develop new outreach presentations and materials. Work with staff to identify and develop effective outreach strategies. Develop collaborative partnerships with nonprofit organizations or tap into existing collaboratives serving families with the goal of enhancing services in the community through collaboration/coordination for existing and future programs. Assist with a series of local early learning conferences.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Living Allowance . 
 
 
*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 ,  Car recommended . 
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth ,  Education ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
Public Speaking ,  Team Work ,  Computers/Technology ,  Leadership ,  Urban Planning ,  Education ,  Community Organization ,  Youth Development ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Fine Arts/Crafts ,  Communications ,  Writing/Editing ,  Social Services ,  General Skills ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
AmeriCorps VISTA - CHS Woodland
Program Start/End Date
06/27/2016  -   06/26/2017
Work Schedule Full Time
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations CALIFORNIA  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  01/01/2016  To  09/01/2016 
Contact Ian Hadley
4700 Roseville Rd
North Highlands   CA   95660
916-244-1936
ihadley@thecapcenter.org
Listing ID 64860

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