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Chisholm Trail RSVP-ODB Grant Research and Development VISTA

Our Daily Bread, located in Denton, TX, is a community soup kitchen that serves a free, nutritious lunch meal Monday through Friday to the hungry and homeless in Denton County and surrounding areas. Our Daily Bread serves an average of 220 meals per day. With only one full time paid staff person and three part time staff, the contribution by volunteers is critical as they provide more than 35,000 hours of service per year. Volunteers assist with all phases of the operation: food preparation, delivery, and clean-up; pick-up of donated food, health services by a physician and registered nurses, assistance with fund-raising and grant writing, social services referral programs, and many other activities. The Grant Research and Development VISTA will expand the services offered at Our Daily Bread through grant research and writing and the exploration and development of additional resources to expand the quality services offered to the hungry and homeless of Denton, TX. AmeriCorps VISTA members perform only indirect service; interaction with clients will be limited and the member will spend the majority of his or her time in an office setting. However, the Our Daily Bread VISTA will play a dynamic role in ending poverty by increasing out financial capacity to provide more clients with nutritious meals and basic needs services. . As an Our Daily Bread VISTA you will be part of a cohort coordinated by the AmeriCorps VISTA North Texas project at Chisholm Trail RSVP, Inc. Early applications strongly encouraged. To learn more about Our Daily Bread, visit www.ourdailybreaddenton.org.

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Member Duties : As a VISTA Member at Our Daily Bread you will help end poverty by increasing out financial capacity to provide more clients with nutritious meals and basic needs services. Major functions include researching grant opportunities, writing a minimum of 4 grants with a potential outcome of $75,000, enhancing Our Daily Bread’s fundraisers to increase sponsorship and donations and assisting with the marketing of fundraisers and events. VISTAs serve their communities through indirect service. The programs developed by the Grant Research and Development VISTA will endure for years, however the VISTA member will have limited interaction with Our Daily Bread clients and will be based in an office setting. Applicants should possess strong verbal and written communication skills and be able to work independently. Applicants with grant writing knowledge and skills a plus.

Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible , Training , Relocation Allowance , 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 , Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas : Homelessness , Hunger , Health .

Skills : Team Work , Writing/Editing , Leadership , General Skills , Communications , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Computers/Technology , Public Speaking .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Chisholm Trail RSVP-ODB Grant Research and Development VISTA

Program Start/End Date
07/19/2016 - 07/21/2017

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	TEXAS Dallas/Ft. Worth

Accepting Applications
From 03/29/2016 To 05/27/2016

Contact	Christina Penland
1316 E McKinney St
Denton TX 76209
940-597-6828
VISTA@rsvpserves.org
www.VISTANorthTexas.com

Listing ID	65947


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