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Chisholm Trail RSVP-Texoma Council of Governments (Sherman)
 
 
 
The mission of the Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG) located in Sherman, TX is to improve quality of life across Cooke, Fannin and Grayson counties by delivering direct social and life-line services to citizens and professional and technical planning services to our local governments. The Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) serves as a highly visible, trusted resource for assistance with access to a full range of community-based long-term service and support options via a “no wrong door” model for individuals regardless of age, income and disability. The ARDC has identified a severe affordable housing shortage throughout the region and a lack of community opportunities that address the vocational and/or housing needs of persons with any type of disability. 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 Affordable Housing Grant and Resource Development VISTA at TCOG will build capacity through the research of funding opportunities and preparation of grant applications that will build financial capacity to contribute to the development of affordable and transitional housing. As a TCOG VISTA, you will be part of a cohort coordinated by the VISTA North Texas project at Chisholm Trail RSVP, Inc. To learn more about the Aging and Disabilities Resource Center with TCOG, visit www.texoma.cog.tx.us/departments/client-services/adrc/. Early applications strongly encouraged.
 
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Member Duties : As a VISTA with Aging and Disabilities Resource Center (ADRC) at Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG), you will help end poverty by writing grants to develop affordable and/or transitional housing within the Texoma region and to create opportunities for employment for persons with disabilities or who are over age 60. Major functions will include becoming familiar with the community and the issues concerning the housing shortage, researching grant funding opportunities in-line with the project goals, preparing a minimum of 6 grant applications with goal of raising $250,000. VISTAs serve their communities through indirect service. The programs developed by the Affordable Housing Grant and Resource Development VISTA will endure for years, however the VISTA member will have limited interaction with ADRC’s clients and will be based in an office setting. Applicants should possess good researching skills, strong verbal and writing communication skills, and computer skills.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Childcare assistance if eligible . 
 
 
*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 :
Housing ,  Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Homelessness ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Veterans ,  Community Outreach ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Leadership ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Community Organization ,  Writing/Editing ,  Computers/Technology ,  General Skills ,  Public Speaking . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Chisholm Trail RSVP-Texoma Council of Governments (Sherman)
Program Start/End Date
03/20/2017  -   03/23/2018
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations TEXAS   Dallas/Ft. Worth  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  10/27/2016  To  01/06/2017 
Contact Christina Penland
1316 E McKinney St
Denton   TX   76209
940-597-6828
VISTA@rsvpserves.org
www.VISTANorthTexas.com
Listing ID 68950

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