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UWNI Literacy VISTA
 
 
 
United Way of North Idaho’s (UWNI) Literacy Initiatives include Ready! for Kindergarten, a book drive, and a summer learning loss awareness campaign. UWNI has three focus areas: education, income/basic needs, and health. These areas often overlap, knowing that if a child is sick and/or their family cannot afford healthcare, they will likely not succeed in school. The VISTA position supporting our Youth Literacy Initiatives will focus on early childhood education, which will have some overlap with income and basic needs areas, which are affected by a lack of financial stability. Ideally, a strong education for children in low-income or poverty-stricken families will break the cycle and create an opportunity for better lives. Our Ready! for Kindergarten program is a free program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5 years. The program provides childcare while the parent receives instruction on how to “play with a purpose” to ensure their child is ready entering kindergarten. The program follows the school year calendar and has three courses in three different school districts. The program is currently managed by a program coordinator, community impact coordinator, instructors and volunteers and serves an average of 150 families in each school district. The VISTA will be working with the planning committee, which includes Head Start, Early Head Start, St. Vincent DePaul, Panhandle Health District, Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls/Lakeland School Districts, North Idaho College and United Way. The United Way Book Drive was created as a mechanism for obtaining books for low-income children all across the state. In Idaho, low-income homes only average one book for 300 children. This book drive works to provide books to those who need them, which often times has the most impact on Summer Slide. Therefore, the book drive is part of a Summer Slide awareness campaign.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA will focus on early childhood education and access to reading resources for low-income families. This work will be done through community research, developing partnerships and resources. Research: Explore existing community literacy offerings, develop a list of potential partnerships, and evaluate potential opportunities to meet community need. Utilize the gained resources to develop an awareness campaign for our education initiatives. Partnerships: Work with UWNI staff and existing program partners to grow collaborative efforts based on VISTA research. This will include individuals and organizations to help plan and promote Ready! for Kindergarten, UWNI and community book drives and a summer slide awareness campaign. Resource Development: Identify new donors and program partners; solicit sponsorships and donations; develop in-kind partnerships. Assist in finding new grant opportunities by reviewing and utilizing existing grant opportunities, and writing/securing grants.
 
Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  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 ,  Prohibits paid work outside of the sponsoring agency at any time ,  Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Non-Profit Management ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Education ,  Communications ,  Youth Development . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
UWNI Literacy VISTA
Program Start/End Date
05/19/2018  -   05/18/2019
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations IDAHO  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  12/28/2017  To  05/26/2018 
Contact Mark Tucker
501 E Lakeside Ave
Coeur D Alene   ID   83814
2086678112
Mark@UnitedWayofNorthIdaho.org
www.UnitedWayofNorthIdaho.org
Listing ID 68598

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