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ILCC- Illinois Institute of Technology
 
 
 
The VISTA will work to break the cycle of poverty by engaging Chicago Public Schools to create pathways out of poverty through education, supporting K-12 and post secondary success. The Global Leaders Program (GLP) is a free, two-year academic enrichment program for high school students around the Chicago area. GLP aims to be a catalyst for Chicago’s talented youth as they develop their interests in STEM fields, hone their unique leadership abilities, and take steps towards college and career. The Fastforward program supports community college students from underserved backgrounds in pursuing for year degrees in technical fields. Following its first year with a VISTA member, the VISTA will continue to increase the capacity of GLP. To this end, the VISTA will create sustainable partnerships with organizations and high schools around Chicago. Additionally, The VISTA will collaborate with campus entities to pilot new approaches to the Serving through STEM projects. Lastly, the VISTA will plan and implement alumni engagement opportunities to promote GLP initiatives. The VISTA will also build capacity for a new college access program called FastForward, focused on supporting community college students. These are typically first generation and low-income students
 
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Member Duties : 1. Provide critical support to the Global Leaders Program by focusing on community partnership development 2. Support for building out a new FastForward program, connecting community college students to resources on campus. 3. Build partnerships with community organizations, and coordinate career exploration and academic enrichment activities for first generation college students, low income students, and students underrepresented in STEM 4. Develop programming for “Community Innovation Projects”, year-long community service and design projects that GLP Scholars complete during their junior year of high school. 5. Connect with Chicago-area high schools to recruit motivated students into our program 6. Work on mid-term projects to build program capacity. For example, collaborate with team to prepare a “program approach manual,” or document program reach. 7. Build infrastructure for new community college student-focused programming.
 
Program Benefits : Health Coverage* ,  Living Allowance ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Stipend . 
 
 
*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 Outreach ,  Community and Economic Development . 
 
Skills :
Conflict Resolution ,  Teaching/Tutoring ,  Communications ,  Leadership ,  Recruitment ,  Education ,  Writing/Editing ,  Community Organization . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
ILCC- Illinois Institute of Technology

Program Start/End Date
06/19/2016  -   06/17/2017

Work Schedule Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None

Program Locations ILLINOIS   Chicago  

Languages
English

Accepting Applications
From  04/12/2017  To  08/30/2017 

Contact Luke Chitwood
10 W 35TH ST
Chicago   IL   60616
312-254-6532
jchitwoo@iit.edu

Listing ID 66745


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