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2017 Workforce Institute

The Workforce Institute (WFI) provides job-readiness training, industry-specific training and certifications, student support services, and post-secondary degree programs for primarily low-income students who have experienced many barriers to employment and education. By offering a supportive learning environment and personalized attention, WFI prepares even the most vulnerable students for sustainable careers and economic independence. Specifically, WFI’s STRIVE Forward program, addresses education and workforce needs among juvenile justice-involved youth.

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Member Duties : 1. Refine a system of resource-generation for the organization to support its youth education programming. 2. Support the Workforce Institute’s volunteer program by developing a system to recruit career mentors, who will have a significant impact on youth’s ability to gain workforce skills that lead to good jobs. 3. Provide mentoring coordination support for volunteer mentors. 4. Identify new funding sources/opportunities 5. Create new proposal templates and prepare grant proposals and corporate sponsorship applications. 6. Assist with soliciting donations from corporate partners in collaboration with the Partnership Coordinator and other Workforce Institute staff. 7. Develop marketing materials 8. Create presentation and handout materials to use for meetings with potential funders or for outreach purposes with area businesses. 9. Provide materials and support for volunteer management and recognition.

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


*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 : Education , Community and Economic Development , Ex-Offender Reentry .

Skills : Youth Development , Recruitment , General Skills , Team Work , Social Services , Fund raising/Grant Writing .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
2017 Workforce Institute

Program Start/End Date
08/22/2017 - 08/21/2018

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia/Wilmington/Atlantic City

Accepting Applications
From 01/31/2017 To 08/01/2017

Contact	Christine Simon
1500 Market St
Philadelphia PA 19102
215-731-2177
csimon@nncc.us

Listing ID	66449


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